Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 30 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elwha today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (30 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
289
403
396
449
485
344
457
389
326
269
259
198
158
190
68
121
142
120
100
78
80
63
66
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM2.28m
1:28AM2.27m
1:54AM2.25m
7:07PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:26AM-0.19m
9:59AM-0.29m
10:34AM-0.34m
7:30PM1.58m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:05
9:06
Temp °C
8
9
10
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
10
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
14
16
18
20
18
16
3
4
6
7
7
6
5
4
3
3
6
10
12
10
8
9
9
10
11
13
15
18
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
84
289
403
396
449
485
344
457
389
326
269
259
198
158
190
68
121
142
120
100
78
80
63
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
12
0.8
W
6
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.6
W
10
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
294
49
7
18
37
33
32
32
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
68
71
65
61
60
60
60
95
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
22
0.2
SSW
21
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
7
7
10
22
22
21
21
21
19
45
45
17
17
17
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
267
34
34
1142
1250
874
874
695
16
0
34
40
874
874
925
0
0
0
11
51
51
40
292
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Elwha surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest