Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elwha sea temperature is

10.9°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 (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (28 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 28						Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	W 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	WSW 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	346	411	341	485	469	236	631	787	529	535	472	657	553	469	393	330	142	262	240	188	184	181
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	SSE	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	ENE	ENE	E	SE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross
High Tide				3:33PM1.92m					5:47AM1.28m			3:55PM2.04m					7:07AM1.22m			4:24PM2.12m
Low Tide		9:39AM0.64m					11:05PM-0.15m			10:00AM0.85m					11:56PM-0.28m			10:15AM1.04m


	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	3	6	6	10	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	15	16	16	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	14	13	12	11	11	11	13	14	15	14	14
Feels °C	10	13	15	16	14	13	12	13	14	12	9	9	9	9	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	W 14	WNW 14	W 14	W 14	WNW 13	W 13	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	WNW 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	346	411	341	485	469	236	128	787	529	535	472	657	553	469	393	330	142	262	240	188	184	181
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	W 8	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	WSW 7	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	43	45	45	71	69	40	64	64	222	89	89	102	77	33	57	33	51	79	83	87	88	88
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	—	—	SW 11	SSW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 11	—	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20
kJ	76	76	45	23	23	23	23	23	89	—	—	5	19	48	49	48	79	5	—	16	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	158	631	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	141	211	34	16	0	0	0	29	51	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Westport-The Corner	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Long Beach Peninsula	Neah Bay	Westport-The Cove	Twin Rivers	Twin Rivers	Twin Rivers	Whiskey Creek	Fort. Ebey	Damon Point	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Westport-The Corner	Cape Elizabeth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	La Conchita Beach CAL - Ventura	Hollywood Beach CAL - Ventura	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tunnels HAW - Kaua'i	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	8	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	8

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