Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.8° C
2.8° 

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elwha today (30 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)--
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
56
99
120
116
111
108
108
134
107
104
81
76
57
57
72
88
91
71
106
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:37PM1.51m
2:56AM1.90m
6:00PM1.57m
3:36AM1.76m
6:22PM1.64m
Low Tide
9:43PM1.25m
10:44AM-0.26m
10:39PM1.15m
11:11AM-0.11m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:50
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
16
16
16
17
20
21
22
19
17
16
16
17
15
17
18
17
14
Feels °C
17
15
16
14
14
15
17
20
20
20
17
15
14
15
18
13
12
12
13
12
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