Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDT
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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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
32
34
67
37
39
40
40
41
37
35
34
31
31
44
48
48
49
47
33
31
30
22
22
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35PM1.10m
6:59AM0.94m
7:19PM1.13m
7:41AM0.94m
8:00PM1.13m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.07m
1:01AM0.06m
12:41PM0.05m
1:31AM0.04m
1:10PM0.04m
2:03AM0.02m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:45
5:43
5:41
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7:38
7:39
7:40
7:42
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
8
6
6
6
8
12
14
12
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
5
6
8
8
7
3
2
1
2
4
9
11
9
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
5
3
3
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
31
32
34
67
37
39
40
40
41
37
35
34
31
31
44
48
48
49
47
33
31
30
22
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
5
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
4
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
22
86
86
22
22
25
22
22
22
22
44
86
19
19
17
17
17
17
22
22
22
22
90
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Rhode Island
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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