Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 304 | 240 | 228 | 186 | 529 | 724 | 1052 | 963 | 963 | 739 | 700 | 593 | 490 | 377 | 313 | 221 | 180 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.48m | 2:18PM1.83m | 2:49AM1.41m | 2:41PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.56m | 7:53AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.30m | 8:24AM0.51m | 9:40PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 304 | 240 | 228 | 186 | 93 | 724 | 1052 | 963 | 963 | 739 | 700 | 593 | 490 | 377 | 313 | 221 | 180 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 15 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 108 | 107 | 102 | 95 | 35 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 107 | 154 | 150 | 77 | 89 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 107 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 92 | 77 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 4 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 17 | 529 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 357 | 40 | 1288 | 1126 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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