Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 174 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 103 | 100 | 124 | 124 | 120 | 127 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.77m | 4:52AM1.80m | 7:21PM1.88m | 5:54AM1.50m | 7:53PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM1.17m | 12:09PM-0.07m | 1:07AM1.05m | 12:36PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 114 | 119 | 110 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 64 | 83 | 79 | 78 | 74 | 100 | 124 | 124 | 120 | 127 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 176 | 174 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 113 | 110 | 107 | 103 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 107 | 109 | 79 | 49 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 82 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 82 | 711 | 711 | 695 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 40 |
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