Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:40AM1.23m | 5:04PM1.91m | 8:03AM1.17m | 5:17PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.17m | 10:41AM0.91m | 1:00AM0.14m | 10:40AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 27 | 61 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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