Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 259 | 206 | 202 | 161 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 81 | 215 | 628 | 601 | 377 | 229 | 160 | 106 | 66 | 61 | 44 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.48m | 1:48AM1.56m | 2:48PM1.57m | 2:41AM1.51m | 3:03PM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.03m | 8:08PM0.77m | 8:19AM0.11m | 8:51PM0.52m | 8:48AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 264 | 259 | 206 | 202 | 161 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 81 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 377 | 229 | 160 | 106 | 66 | 61 | 44 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 52 | 31 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 46 | 62 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 215 | 628 | 601 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 651 | 651 | 1250 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 1250 | 40 | 40 |
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