Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 7PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 50 | 68 | 119 | 128 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | off | off |
High Tide | 10:22AM1.24m | 10:43PM1.12m | 11:10AM1.19m | 11:30PM1.02m | 11:59AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:30AM0.01m | 5:00PM0.09m | 5:04AM0.06m | 5:44PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 119 | 128 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 3 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | S 8 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 9 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 50 | 68 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3448 | 3450 | 2492 | 2588 | 1723 | 1729 | 2409 | 1170 | 1585 | 2609 | 1586 | 1585 | 1738 | 956 | 886 | 217 | 139 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
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