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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 27 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
125 | 280 | 125 | 116 | 103 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 154 | 150 | 325 | 402 | 352 | 422 | 590 | 569 | 442 | 417 | 417 | 345 | 340 | 272 | 404 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:00AM2.01m | 1:28PM1.44m | 1:24AM2.09m | 2:34PM1.44m | 1:46AM2.15m | 3:35PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.64m | 7:53AM0.71m | 6:51PM0.84m | 8:34AM0.45m | 7:25PM1.02m | 9:09AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 125 | 280 | 125 | 116 | 100 | 74 | 66 | 61 | 44 | 47 | 181 | 177 | 352 | 422 | 590 | 569 | 442 | 417 | 417 | 345 | 340 | 272 | 404 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 8 | 73 | 73 | 103 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 325 | 402 | 141 | 90 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 19 | WSW 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 72 | 154 | 150 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 874 | 874 | 874 |
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