Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2155 | 1886 | 1409 | 1310 | 1051 | 1087 | 1792 | 5818 | 13191 | 12379 | 10623 | 8684 | 7113 | 5903 | 4736 | 3680 | 2684 | 1094 | 430 | 0 | 324 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.96m | 3:04PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM-0.31m | 11:40PM-0.24m | 00:25AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | 4:36 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2155 | 1886 | 1409 | 731 | 651 | 1204 | 1792 | 2767 | 13191 | 12379 | 10623 | 8684 | 7113 | 5903 | 4736 | 3680 | 2684 | 763 | 2055 | 2488 | 1731 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 465 | 1310 | 1051 | 1087 | 990 | 5818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1094 | 430 | — | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 40 | 0 |
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