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Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Elbow Ledge surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elbow Ledge sea temperature is
4.1° C
 (Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?

The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.5
SSW
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.3
S
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.7
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)777777777788888999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1311301341179722981120153117177226345457388251486307321287471349169151
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28AM
0.81
4:46PM
0.66
5:19AM
0.84
5:34PM
0.70
6:01AM
0.87
6:15PM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
0.13
10:18PM
0.08
11:34AM
0.09
11:06PM
0.04
12:17PM
0.05
11:53PM
0.00
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:07-----
Sunset----4:37-------4:38-------4:39---
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C77777778777630-2-3-5-6-4-10024
Feels °C (?)11112332220-2-5-8-10-12-15-16-14-11-9-8-6-4
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