Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 327 | 327 | 266 | 305 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 227 | 227 | 223 | 177 | 136 | 136 | 110 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 327 | 327 | 266 | 305 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 227 | 227 | 223 | 177 | 136 | 136 | 110 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 27 | 48 | 29 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 76 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 25 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 34 | 0 |
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