Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 231 | 227 | 326 | 382 | 451 | 493 | 485 | 476 | 396 | 338 | 326 | 264 | 259 | 206 | 202 | 161 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:59PM1.61m | 2:15PM1.41m | 00:55AM1.59m | 2:31PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM1.22m | 7:16AM-0.01m | 7:22PM1.01m | 7:48AM0.03m | 8:08PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 284 | 231 | 227 | 326 | 382 | 451 | 493 | 485 | 476 | 396 | 338 | 326 | 264 | 259 | 206 | 202 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 129 | 127 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 119 | 121 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 118 | 116 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 40 |
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