
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 97 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.18m | 9:29PM1.30m | 9:56AM1.20m | 10:20PM1.24m | 10:48AM1.20m | 11:10PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM-0.06m | 4:02AM-0.04m | 3:47PM-0.03m | 4:41AM-0.02m | 4:39PM0.02m | 5:17AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | 8:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 14 |
50 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 8 | — | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 |
— | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 28 | 26 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | — | 19 | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 90 | 593 | 1854 | 1041 | 1743 | 1743 | 13 | 66 | 90 | 90 | 601 | 593 | 593 | 603 | 2492 | 1041 | 593 | 593 | 593 |
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