Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is

10.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elwha today (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (08 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8						Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	94	119	119	122	125	127	127	78	101	99	96	73	99	96	113	88	88	111	119	133	136	136	142	148
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		10:49AM1.00m				9:15PM2.15m								9:47PM2.30m								10:32PM2.43m
Low Tide			1:38PM0.88m						5:46AM0.25m								6:38AM-0.10m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	9:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	19	17	15	13	13	13	14	16	18	18	16	14	14	14	15	15	14	15	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	12	12	15	12	10	8	8	9	10	13	14	14	12	11	12	12	14	13	12	13	11	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 18	SW 18	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10
kJ	94	119	119	111	111	127	127	78	101	99	96	73	99	96	113	88	88	111	119	133	136	136	142	148
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	W 5	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	89	108	111	33	54	111	111	14	76	129	161	161	125	91	91	91	91	125	121	112	78	77	77	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	—	SW 15	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	—	—	—	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	59	—	33	—	—	33	54	75	49	—	—	—	7	17	28	28	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	122	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	211	711	711	874	711	34	34	70	104	180	180	180	180	84	0	70	104	104	292	104	104	104	70	34
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Rating (10 max)	3					1	3	3	3				3	3	3	3	3	3		2	2	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	9	9	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	7	8	8	5	5	5	4	5

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