Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 6PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 75 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.19m | 11:30PM1.02m | 11:59AM1.12m | 00:17AM0.93m | 12:47PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.09m | 5:04AM0.06m | 5:44PM0.16m | 5:41AM0.12m | 6:32PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SE 6 | S 8 | — | SE 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SW 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 6 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 7 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1729 | 1729 | 2739 | 1539 | 1585 | 162 | 387 | 258 | 192 | 181 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 44 | 44 |
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