
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
250 | 250 | 245 | 410 | 399 | 519 | 563 | 432 | 277 | 157 | 101 | 91 | 79 | 64 | 46 | 81 | 89 | 86 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.09m | 8:32AM1.19m | 8:54PM1.09m | 9:14AM1.22m | 9:39PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM-0.01m | 2:08AM-0.06m | 2:44PM-0.02m | 2:44AM-0.07m | 3:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 |
250 | 250 | 245 | 410 | 399 | 519 | 563 | 432 | 277 | 157 | 44 | 91 | 79 | 64 | 46 | 81 | 89 | 86 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 16 | ESE 9 | — | S 15 |
41 | 41 | 32 | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | 27 | 123 | 49 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 44 | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | S 16 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 4 | ENE 3 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
40 | 46 | 45 | 31 | 24 | 68 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 101 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 905 | 888 | 890 | 890 | 890 | 656 | 660 | 721 | 354 | 721 | 659 | 659 | 312 | 382 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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