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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 27 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | |
338 | 192 | 284 | 231 | 207 | 164 | 125 | 280 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 117 | 88 | 72 | 154 | 227 | 325 | 402 | 352 | 422 | 590 | 569 | 442 | 417 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.91m | 12:15PM1.48m | 1:00AM2.01m | 1:28PM1.44m | 1:24AM2.09m | 2:34PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM1.01m | 6:14PM0.64m | 7:53AM0.71m | 6:51PM0.84m | 8:34AM0.45m | 7:25PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
 kJ | 338 | 192 | 284 | 231 | 207 | 164 | 125 | 280 | 111 | 111 | 103 | 117 | 88 | 62 | 48 | 227 | 70 | 180 | 116 | 422 | 590 | 569 | 442 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 141 | 7 | 54 | 7 | 44 | 67 | 8 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 93 | 88 | 61 | 116 | 150 | 325 | 402 | 352 | 117 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | SW 13 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 8 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 72 | 154 | 7 | 82 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
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