
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 7PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.28m | 9:30PM1.13m | 9:53AM1.24m | 10:13PM1.06m | 10:37AM1.17m | 10:57PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.01m | 3:13AM-0.00m | 3:48PM0.04m | 3:47AM0.03m | 4:27PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1163 | 1171 | 1041 | 649 | 168 | 207 | 1301 | 207 | 157 | 19 | 44 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 89 | 154 | 166 | 72 | 95 | 317 | 207 |
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