Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12AM0.92m | 7:31PM1.02m | 7:48AM0.98m | 8:06PM1.06m | 8:25AM1.04m | 8:41PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.09m | 1:45AM0.07m | 1:46PM0.06m | 2:17AM0.02m | 2:26PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 726 | 593 | 87 | 22 | 22 | 89 | 110 | 1041 | 1041 | 1041 | 650 | 110 | 154 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
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