Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 137 | 128 | 185 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 161 | 125 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 49 | 60 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 85 | 87 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07AM1.22m | 4:24PM2.12m | 8:43AM1.20m | 5:00PM2.15m | 5:44PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM1.04m | 00:52AM-0.35m | 10:20AM1.17m | 1:54AM-0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 268 | 137 | 128 | 185 | 184 | 181 | 171 | 161 | 125 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 31 | 49 | 60 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 85 | 87 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 58 | 53 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 116 | 106 | 74 | 53 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 76 | 46 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 79 | 83 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 30 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 17 | 18 | 49 | 27 | 44 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 51 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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