
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elbow Ledge today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Elbow Ledge at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elbow Ledge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 99 | 131 | 94 | 75 | 126 | 88 | 84 | 64 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:44AM0.87m | 8:03PM1.02m | 8:20AM0.91m | 8:37PM1.04m | 8:56AM0.95m | 9:11PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:41AM0.13m | 1:20PM0.10m | 2:20AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.08m | 2:55AM0.06m | 2:47PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 39 | 99 | 131 | 94 | 75 | 126 | 88 | 84 | 64 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 55 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | ENE 5 |
3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 17 | — | — | 23 | 44 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SE 5 | E 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 33 | — | 43 | 45 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 110 | 90 | 94 | 157 | 726 | 1846 | 1025 | 477 | 255 | 255 | 235 | 157 | 143 | 239 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
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