Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elwha today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (09 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.4
W
12
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.4
W
9
2.1
W
9
2
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
240
228
186
529
724
1052
963
963
739
700
593
490
377
313
221
180
180
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
0
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:49AM1.48m
2:18PM1.83m
2:49AM1.41m
2:41PM1.92m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.56m
7:53AM0.31m
8:57PM0.30m
8:24AM0.51m
9:40PM0.10m
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light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
8
7
8
9
10
10
10
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