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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 14 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 18 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | |
140 | 157 | 115 | 25 | 59 | 87 | 130 | 181 | 219 | 275 | 338 | 329 | 388 | 828 | 901 | 1094 | 1288 | 1170 | 1095 | 1299 | 1302 | 439 | 346 | 295 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.42m | 00:50AM2.27m | 3:42PM1.50m | 1:18AM2.43m | 4:48PM1.56m | 1:52AM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.15m | 6:33PM1.11m | 8:44AM-0.22m | 7:11PM1.29m | 9:27AM-0.52m | 7:49PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:49 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 140 | 157 | 115 | 158 | 38 | 53 | 86 | 127 | 168 | 168 | 142 | 121 | 153 | 828 | 901 | 1094 | 1288 | 1170 | 1095 | 34 | 34 | 439 | 346 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 59 | 41 | 130 | 181 | 219 | 275 | 338 | 329 | 388 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 383 | 311 | 295 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 25 | 28 | 55 | 87 | 26 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1299 | 1302 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 874 | 70 | 34 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1250 | 874 | 874 | 874 | 29 |
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