Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 39 | 81 | 191 | 322 | 345 | 351 | 350 | 255 | 312 | 274 | 253 | 260 | 575 | 776 | 792 | 716 | 730 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM1.84m | 5:09PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13AM-0.10m | 2:08AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 39 | 59 | 191 | 322 | 345 | 351 | 350 | 255 | 312 | 274 | 253 | 260 | 575 | 776 | 792 | 716 | 730 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 109 | 74 | 73 | 110 | 150 | 180 | 173 | 219 | 235 | 139 | 177 | 121 | 116 | 46 | 28 | 46 | 73 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | WSW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 70 | 65 | 33 | 38 | 48 | 49 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 34 | 711 | 292 | 292 | 16 | 0 |
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