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Elbow Ledge surfForecast / Rhode Island / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDTForecast 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today?
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
31 | 32 | 34 | 67 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.10m | 6:59AM0.94m | 7:19PM1.13m | 7:41AM0.94m | 8:00PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.07m | 1:01AM0.06m | 12:41PM0.05m | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:10PM0.04m | 2:03AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — |
 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 31 | 32 | 34 | 67 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 86 | 86 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 86 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 90 | 19 |
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