Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 3AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | S 14 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.28m | 8:45AM1.24m | 9:09PM1.26m | 9:34AM1.26m | 9:56PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM-0.02m | 2:42PM-0.04m | 3:26AM-0.03m | 3:31PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 5 | S 3 | S 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 14 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 |
5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | NNW 2 |
— | — | — | 13 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 603 | 629 | 601 | 2405 | 726 | 90 | 2426 | 90 | 143 | 14 | 90 | 601 | 967 | 967 | 2596 | 3367 | 3456 | 746 | 727 |
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