Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 12PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.91m | 2:49AM0.74m | 3:27PM0.87m | 3:48AM0.72m | 4:31PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13AM0.23m | 9:02PM0.32m | 8:16AM0.27m | 10:21PM0.31m | 9:29AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 18 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | S 14 | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 6 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 13 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | E 4 | ESE 2 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 118 | 1041 | 157 | 119 | 157 | 157 | 166 | 166 | 593 | 1041 | 593 | 593 | 157 | 162 | 166 | 728 | 709 | 1171 | 196 | 196 | 119 |
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