Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 377 | 381 | 326 | 275 | 214 | 206 | 164 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 67 | 345 | 566 | 592 | 592 | 504 | 514 | 384 | 212 | 165 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20PM1.69m | 1:55AM1.32m | 1:34PM1.81m | 2:57AM1.33m | 1:49PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.38m | 7:58PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.53m | 8:39PM0.06m | 7:48AM0.71m | 9:20PM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 480 | 377 | 381 | 326 | 275 | 214 | 206 | 164 | 161 | 125 | 92 | 67 | 345 | 566 | 592 | 592 | 504 | 514 | 384 | 212 | 165 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 13 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | W 14 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | 16 | 33 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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