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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | |
335 | 335 | 268 | 309 | 290 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 224 | 387 | 152 | 219 | 210 | 177 | 181 | 173 | 169 | 219 | 255 | 407 | 489 | 846 | 812 | 801 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:05AM2.19m | 4:34PM1.51m | 2:22AM2.21m | 5:30PM1.55m | 2:38AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55PM1.18m | 9:44AM0.04m | 8:21PM1.32m | 10:18AM-0.09m | 8:42PM1.42m | 10:53AM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 335 | 335 | 268 | 309 | 290 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 224 | 387 | 152 | 219 | 210 | 177 | 181 | 173 | 169 | 169 | 173 | 147 | 489 | 846 | 812 | 801 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 7 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | S 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 54 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 65 | 18 | 98 | 69 | 67 | 46 | 67 | 113 | 154 | 219 | 255 | 407 | 123 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | — | S 11 | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | 33 | 33 | 20 | — | 2 | — | 18 | — | 17 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 17 | — | 12 | 46 | 99 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 82 | 16 | 1251 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 29 |
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