Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 72 | 141 | 285 | 240 | 233 | 261 | 156 | 127 | 83 | 81 | 147 | 221 | 218 | 165 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.14m | 10:40PM1.26m | 11:10AM1.14m | 11:34PM1.18m | 12:06PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.05m | 3:56PM-0.04m | 5:13AM-0.02m | 4:53PM0.02m | 6:02AM0.03m | 5:52PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | — | — | S 8 |
12 | 25 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 33 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 239 | 156 | 127 | 83 | 81 | 4 | — | — | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | S 13 |
26 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 72 | 141 | 285 | 240 | 233 | 261 | 127 | — | — | 1 | 147 | 221 | 218 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 19 | 22 | 773 | 951 | 1041 | 1621 | 1025 | 44 | 601 | 1585 | 1585 | 1537 | 446 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 17 | 118 | 258 | 384 | 13 | 13 |
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