Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 306 | 274 | 214 | 242 | 489 | 696 | 792 | 716 | 730 | 682 | 621 | 434 | 946 | 857 | 816 | 699 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:09PM1.75m | 5:52PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM-0.04m | 3:06AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 255 | 306 | 274 | 214 | 242 | 489 | 696 | 792 | 716 | 730 | 682 | 621 | 434 | 946 | 857 | 816 | 699 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 235 | 139 | 177 | 154 | 151 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 119 | 50 | 56 | 30 | 284 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 108 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 31 | 48 | 49 | 58 | 28 | 51 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 60 | 357 | 40 | 34 | 1095 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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