Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.2°C
1.8° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)20s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)19s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
21
0.6
W
21
0.5
W
20
0.6
W
19
0.9
W
19
0.9
W
19
0.8
W
18
0.9
W
18
1
W
17
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.9
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
329
186
266
599
587
384
486
594
580
402
391
391
482
470
411
324
324
329
329
324
232
222
171
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
3:48AM1.35m
3:01PM1.97m
4:48AM1.31m
3:19PM1.98m
5:51AM1.29m
3:34PM1.98m
Low Tide
8:52AM0.70m
10:20PM-0.05m
9:15AM0.89m
10:59PM-0.14m
9:29AM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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7:28
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7:30
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6:32
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6:30
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6:29
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
9
9
9
9
7
7
7
6
8
10
9
8
8
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
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