Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 34 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:27PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.72m | 4:31PM0.86m | 4:50AM0.74m | 5:31PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.27m | 10:21PM0.31m | 9:29AM0.27m | 11:12PM0.28m | 10:35AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — |
2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 1846 | 220 | 22 | 157 | 100 | 220 | 47 | 718 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 157 | 157 | 746 | 956 | 94 | 86 | 19 |
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