Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 227 | 223 | 181 | 99 | 136 | 133 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.95m | 8:17PM1.93m | 9:39PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.21m | 6:02AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 227 | 223 | 181 | 99 | 136 | 133 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 67 | 65 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 76 | 74 | 53 | 37 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 143 | 143 | 84 | 84 |
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