Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.2°C
3.2° 

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elwha today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
361
467
526
451
440
372
294
233
181
137
134
106
113
85
108
106
79
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NE
5
E
5
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:49PM2.05m
10:08AM1.09m
6:25PM2.12m
7:14PM2.14m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.02m
11:08AM1.08m
3:32AM-0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
12
13
15
13
13
12
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
14
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