Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38PM0.97m | 12:02PM1.11m | 00:32AM0.93m | 12:59PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.09m | 5:08AM0.01m | 5:57PM0.15m | 5:55AM0.05m | 7:00PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | — | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
2 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | 19 | 9 | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 13 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 8 |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
— | — | 11 | — | — | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | — | — | 36 | 34 | — | — | 41 | 15 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 773 | 1139 | 220 | 196 | 157 | 157 | 416 | 415 | 417 | 347 | 157 | 22 | 202 | 44 | 67 | 66 | 44 | 66 | 22 |
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