
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.03m | 10:50AM1.19m | 11:22PM0.98m | 11:45AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08PM0.01m | 4:02AM-0.04m | 4:54PM0.06m | 4:47AM0.01m | 5:48PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 7 | E 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 78 | 66 | 86 | 86 | 66 | 87 | 83 | 89 | 119 | 154 | 89 | 89 |
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