
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 97 | 99 | 96 | 162 | 189 | 150 | 140 | 111 | 104 | 80 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.12m | 00:56AM2.10m | 5:25PM1.43m | 1:39AM2.06m | 5:18PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM-0.27m | 9:14AM-0.34m | 7:12PM1.43m | 9:46AM-0.37m | 8:45PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
133 | 133 | 130 | 114 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 57 | 107 | 128 | 97 | 99 | 96 | 162 | 189 | 150 | 140 | 111 | 104 | 80 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 203 | 222 | 127 | 91 | 167 | 167 | 171 | 181 | 186 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 183 | 169 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 70 | 874 | 104 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 141 | 1251 | 939 | 939 | 70 |
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