Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 19 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
327
327
266
305
284
279
231
227
227
223
177
136
136
110
117
120
117
113
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16PM1.96m
7:36PM1.95m
8:17PM1.93m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.32m
5:05AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
16
17
18
21
23
23
20
20
20
19
20
23
24
22
21
20
Feels °C
17
15
16
18
19
21
23
24
19
20
21
20
21
24
25
21
19
19
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