Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.0° C
4.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
112
112
110
107
103
82
127
120
120
124
130
127
140
140
115
88
86
66
64
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM1.88m
5:54AM1.50m
7:53PM1.97m
7:23AM1.23m
8:24PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:09PM-0.07m
1:07AM1.05m
12:36PM0.26m
2:25AM0.90m
12:52PM0.58m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
17
14
14
14
16
18
20
20
18
16
17
17
19
22
24
24
21
20
Feels °C
16
17
15
12
12
13
16
18
20
20
17
15
17
17
18
21
23
24
19
19
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