
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 142 | 180 | 181 | 132 | 139 | 234 | 169 | 89 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.06m | 6:24PM1.17m | 6:48AM1.15m | 7:16PM1.21m | 7:38AM1.23m | 8:03PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.10m | 11:56AM0.06m | 1:07AM0.05m | 12:52PM0.02m | 1:41AM0.02m | 1:42PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 5 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 143 | 117 | 89 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 10 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | S 9 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | E 9 | — | SE 9 | — | E 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 2 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 62 | 142 | 180 | 181 | 132 | 139 | 234 | 169 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 489 | 470 | 526 | 728 | 1139 | 1139 | 659 | 709 | 709 | 709 | 653 | 3456 | 1025 | 162 | 1578 | 1139 | 1301 | 956 | 162 | 162 | 261 | 0 | 3 |
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