
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 64 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 36 | 170 | 94 | 124 | 171 | 234 | 304 | 324 | 412 | 606 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:51AM0.97m | 1:24PM1.08m | 1:42AM0.88m | 2:16PM1.02m | 2:33AM0.81m | 3:09PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.11m | 7:26PM0.23m | 7:14AM0.16m | 8:52PM0.27m | 8:05AM0.20m | 10:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 11 | — | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 9 |
41 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 71 | 2 | — | 171 | 234 | — | — | 412 | 606 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | — | SE 8 | SE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 34 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 36 | 170 | 94 | 124 | — | — | 304 | 324 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 746 | 629 | 629 | 593 | 207 | 459 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 1163 | 157 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 0 |
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