Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.1° C
3.5° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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 Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
60
77
91
109
89
86
109
142
181
239
275
230
220
169
157
167
133
130
107
85
65
64
48
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:36AM1.76m
6:22PM1.64m
4:21AM1.58m
6:40PM1.73m
5:17AM1.36m
6:52PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:11AM-0.11m
11:36PM1.04m
11:35AM0.10m
00:38AM0.89m
11:55AM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:49
8:46
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
19
18
16
14
13
12
14
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
16
18
20
22
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
13
11
13
12
12
11
11
10
13
15
15
13
14
12
13
14
14
16
18
21
16
15
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