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Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elbow Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elbow Ledge sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | |
16 | 49 | 40 | 25 | 55 | 82 | 64 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.08m | 7:56AM0.87m | 8:13PM1.07m | 8:35AM0.87m | 8:50PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:34PM0.10m | 1:40AM0.09m | 1:13PM0.09m | 2:18AM0.08m | 1:55PM0.08m | 2:58AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | 8:12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | -8 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | S 8 | E 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
 kJ | 16 | 16 | — | 5 | 5 | 82 | 64 | 38 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | — | E 8 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | E 10 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | E 13 | ESE 12 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 49 | 40 | 25 | 55 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 24 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 891 | 4 | 593 | 87 | 593 | 3 | 157 | 733 | 649 | 733 | 606 | 127 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 22 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 22 |
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