Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 313 | 205 | 335 | 600 | 580 | 544 | 529 | 470 | 377 | 381 | 326 | 275 | 221 | 206 | 164 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:04PM1.59m | 00:54AM1.32m | 1:20PM1.69m | 1:55AM1.32m | 1:34PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.26m | 7:18PM0.70m | 6:44AM0.38m | 7:58PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.53m | 8:39PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 330 | 313 | 152 | 335 | 600 | 580 | 544 | 529 | 470 | 377 | 381 | 326 | 275 | 221 | 206 | 164 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 33 | 54 | 205 | 161 | 40 | 41 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 47 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 21 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 9 | 56 | 62 | — | 7 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 18 | 25 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1095 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
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