
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
98 | 66 | 77 | 84 | 97 | 94 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 49 | 47 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.04m | 8:56AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.05m | 9:32AM0.98m | 9:47PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05PM0.08m | 2:55AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.07m | 3:27AM0.04m | 3:26PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
98 | 66 | 77 | 84 | 97 | 94 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 49 | 47 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
30 | 18 | — | — | — | 15 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | NE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 |
— | 21 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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