Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 120 | 121 | 162 | 153 | 143 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 78 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 56 | 76 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.43m | 1:39AM2.06m | 5:18PM1.46m | 2:18AM2.00m | 5:37PM1.51m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM1.43m | 9:46AM-0.37m | 8:45PM1.34m | 10:16AM-0.35m | 9:43PM1.25m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 120 | 121 | 162 | 153 | 143 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 78 | 58 | 42 | 41 | 161 | 161 | 56 | 76 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 167 | 167 | 171 | 181 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 169 | 163 | 163 | 161 | 27 | 25 | 159 | 157 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 40 | 1251 | 1250 | 292 | 104 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 82 | 1250 | 1250 | 84 | 0 |
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