Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 4 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is

10.1° 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s 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)	2.5ft (0.8m)	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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 7				Wednesday 8								Thursday 9								Fri 10
	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	8 AM	11 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8
Wave Graph
kJ	78	76	99	99	99	94	94	119	119	122	125	127	127	127	101	99	96	71	69	68	86	84	80	84
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	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-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				8:57PM2.01m				10:49AM1.00m				9:15PM2.15m								9:47PM2.30m
Low Tide	1:24PM0.64m					4:48AM0.60m			1:38PM0.88m						5:46AM0.25m								6:38AM-0.10m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	9:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	16	18	17	14	13	13	12	13	15	16	17	15	15	14	14	15	15
Feels °C	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	13	9	8	9	8	10	12	13	14	12	13	12	13	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8
kJ	78	76	99	99	99	94	94	119	119	111	111	111	127	127	101	99	96	71	69	68	86	84	80	84
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	90	90	90	90	90	90	89	108	111	33	54	33	111	75	76	129	161	161	125	127	91	91	91	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	—	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—
kJ	38	60	97	97	60	59	59	—	33	—	—	—	54	80	49	—	—	—	7	7	28	28	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 9	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	122	125	127	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Neah Bay Washington	Long Beach (Tofino Airport) Vancouver Island	South Chesterman Beach Vancouver Island	The Strait Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Damon Point Washington	Damon Point Washington	Turtles Washington	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Tow Hill Beach Vancouver Island	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington	Neah Bay Washington	Neah Bay Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Sombrio Beach Vancouver Island	La Push Washington
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3
Distance (km)	82	192	201	70	104	141	141	211	874	874	711	34	34	34	34	70	82	82	70	70	70	70	56	84
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	Neah Bay		Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Damon Point	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Turtles				The Strait	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	La Push	Neah Bay	Neah Bay	La Push	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Long Beach Peninsula	La Push
Rating (10 max)	1		3	3	2	3	3	3				1	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Magics HAW - Big Island	Malibu CAL - LA County	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Seaside Creek CAL - Mendocino County	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Moning Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Barbel Point South Africa	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	8	9	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	9	8

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