The surf forecast is 5-8 ft and choppy right now for Elbow Cay, Bahamas

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    70° ENE @ 14mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:40am / 7:56am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    NNE6.5ft @ 12s
  • WATER TEMP
    74° Wetsuit Top

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
WED 18
THU 19
FRI 20
SAT 21
7am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 2-3+ ft and choppy at 7am on Tue 2/17
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND NE 25 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY NNE (17) 3.8 ft @ 7 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY ESE (114) 2 ft @ 7 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming High Tide, 3.1 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Tuesday, Feb 17
    SURF WIND SWELL
    12pm
    3-4+ ft
    choppy
    NE
    17mph
    5.5ft
    8s
    NNE
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    17mph
    5.4ft
    8s
    NNE
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  • Wednesday, Feb 18
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    5-8 ft
    choppy
    E
    13mph
    6.5ft
    12s
    NE
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    choppy
    SE
    8mph
    5.4ft
    11s
    NE
    6pm
    5-7 ft
    fair
    S
    7mph
    5.6ft
    12s
    NNE
  • Thursday, Feb 19
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    5.2ft
    12s
    NE
    12pm
    5-7 ft
    clean
    SSW
    2mph
    5.2ft
    13s
    NE
    6pm
    4-7 ft
    fair
    SE
    5mph
    5ft
    13s
    NE
  • Friday, Feb 20
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    fair
    S
    8mph
    3.9ft
    13s
    NE
    12pm
    4-5 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    7mph
    3.5ft
    13s
    NE
    6pm
    3-5 ft
    fair
    SSE
    3mph
    3.3ft
    13s
    NE
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  • Saturday, Feb 21
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-4 ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    2.3ft
    12s
    NE
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    11mph
    2ft
    12s
    NE
    6pm
    2-3 ft
    clean
    SSW
    8mph
    1.8ft
    11s
    NE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West to West-North-West, and was updated Feb 17, 2026 @ 7:41pm.
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