
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 18 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
76 | 73 | 101 | 61 | 104 | 96 | 147 | 138 | 133 | 192 | 192 | 190 | 252 | 249 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.59m | 3:06AM2.31m | 6:19PM1.68m | 3:58AM2.08m | 6:50PM1.77m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM1.38m | 11:01AM-0.62m | 10:43PM1.28m | 11:37AM-0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
76 | 73 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 64 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 249 | 178 | 125 | 114 | 110 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
50 | 60 | 101 | 61 | 104 | 96 | 147 | 138 | 133 | 192 | 192 | 190 | 252 | 41 | 42 | 176 | 176 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
60 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 27 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 63 | 35 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 70 | 40 | 70 | 82 | 40 | 16 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 292 | 16 | 0 |
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