The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Elbow Cay, Bahamas

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    86° SSE @ 8mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    5:17pm / 11:01am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    NE3.1ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
TUE 26
WED 27
THU 28
FRI 29
SAT 30
2am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and choppy at 2am on Tue 8/26
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND S 11 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NE (47) 2.3 ft @ 14 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY NE (35) 2.8 ft @ 12 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Low Tide, -0.3 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Aug 26
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    9mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    NE
    12pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    S
    10mph
    3.2ft
    13s
    NE
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    3ft
    12s
    NE
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  • Wednesday, Aug 27
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    fair
    SSE
    7mph
    2.5ft
    12s
    NE
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSE
    7mph
    2.1ft
    11s
    NE
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    fair
    SE
    6mph
    1.9ft
    11s
    NE
  • Thursday, Aug 28
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    choppy
    SE
    7mph
    2.1ft
    8s
    ESE
    12pm
    2+ ft
    fair
    ESE
    6mph
    2.3ft
    9s
    ESE
    6pm
    2+ ft
    choppy
    ESE
    9mph
    2.5ft
    9s
    ESE
  • Friday, Aug 29
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2+ ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    2.4ft
    8s
    ESE
    12pm
    2 ft
    fair
    SSE
    4mph
    2.3ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    2 ft
    clean
    SE
    2mph
    2.2ft
    8s
    ESE
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  • Saturday, Aug 30
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2 ft
    fair
    SSE
    6mph
    2ft
    8s
    ESE
    12pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    SE
    7mph
    2ft
    8s
    ESE
    6pm
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    ESE
    8mph
    1.9ft
    8s
    ESE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West to West-North-West, and was updated Aug 26, 2025 @ 2:31pm.
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