Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDT
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Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
8.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
15
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
239
107
116
183
174
216
264
501
480
453
440
427
483
384
410
367
339
326
267
251
194
153
143
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:48PM1.73m
8:49AM1.73m
00:12AM1.81m
10:51AM1.57m
00:36AM1.91m
12:15PM1.48m
Low Tide
4:21AM1.55m
4:44PM0.24m
5:59AM1.30m
5:32PM0.44m
7:06AM1.01m
6:14PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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8:17
8:20
8:21
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
14
15
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
12
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
12
11
8
7
8
10
10
12
9
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
8
5
6
6
8
11
11
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.6
W
12
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
W
15
0.8
WNW
11
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
Energy kJ
134
239
107
96
183
61
216
150
501
480
453
440
427
483
384
410
367
339
326
267
251
194
153
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.1
SW
15
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
15
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
W
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
39
8
48
116
174
174
61
264
21
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
54
7
8
45
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
11
0.1
SW
15
0.4
WNW
12
0.1
SW
15
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
2
5
8
47
8
62
58
21
11
11
7
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
11
51
0
16
0
0
0
0
40
82
70
70
70
16
0
21
0
0
70
70
34
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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