Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 160 | 169 | 180 | 294 | 341 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 371 | 205 | 335 | 627 | 685 | 632 | 529 | 470 | 377 | 381 | 326 | 275 | 265 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.51m | 11:47PM1.33m | 1:04PM1.59m | 00:54AM1.32m | 1:20PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32AM0.17m | 6:36PM0.99m | 6:10AM0.26m | 7:18PM0.70m | 6:44AM0.38m | 7:58PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 160 | 169 | 180 | 294 | 341 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 371 | 177 | 335 | 627 | 685 | 632 | 529 | 470 | 377 | 381 | 326 | 275 | 265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 205 | 161 | 41 | 41 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 21 | SW 15 | SW 16 | — | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 15 | 15 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 56 | 62 | — | 18 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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