Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.8°C
1.9° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), 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
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
16
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
51
37
39
81
191
322
345
351
350
250
306
263
248
253
311
541
618
643
656
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
W
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM1.91m
4:37PM1.84m
5:09PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:13AM-0.10m
2:08AM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:33
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7:35
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6:25
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6:23
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6:22
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2
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2
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Temp °C
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
15
15
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
17
13
13
12
11
9
9
8
8
7
7
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