Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 46 | 54 | 77 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15AM1.05m | 8:54PM2.09m | 11:32AM1.03m | 9:23PM2.11m | 9:54PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.85m | 5:00AM0.51m | 12:10PM1.03m | 6:00AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 46 | 54 | 77 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 34 | 84 | 34 | 33 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 40 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 87 | 20 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 651 | 141 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 104 | 34 | 34 | 56 | 56 | 70 | 86 | 86 | 143 | 97 | 84 |
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