Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 107 | 149 | 286 | 363 | 379 | 363 | 268 | 225 | 284 | 183 | 117 | 116 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 129 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:16AM1.33m | 3:11PM2.28m | 7:34AM1.33m | 3:49PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM-0.63m | 9:06AM1.19m | 11:39PM-0.70m | 9:25AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 117 | 100 | 149 | 286 | 363 | 379 | 363 | 268 | 225 | 284 | 183 | 117 | 116 | 175 | 172 | 132 | 129 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 109 | 107 | 104 | 104 | 97 | 130 | 63 | 86 | 82 | 94 | 76 | 75 | 49 | 91 | 90 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 46 | 74 | 96 | 3 | 95 | 69 | 67 | 17 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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