- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
9.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | |
884 | 661 | 555 | 472 | 411 | 341 | 341 | 274 | 251 | 202 | 198 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 110 | 99 | 243 | 239 | 193 | 116 | 174 | 310 | 216 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:50AM2.20m | 11:31PM1.66m | 6:51AM1.97m | 11:48PM1.73m | 8:49AM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM-0.14m | 1:00AM1.66m | 3:51PM0.05m | 4:21AM1.55m | 4:44PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 884 | 661 | 555 | 472 | 411 | 341 | 341 | 274 | 251 | 202 | 198 | 156 | 156 | 153 | 110 | 80 | 243 | 239 | 193 | 68 | 145 | 310 | 216 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 19 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 46 | 50 | 7 | 50 | 45 | 45 | 76 | 69 | 103 | 99 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 174 | 56 | 56 | 268 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | W 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 47 | 8 | 21 | 59 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 143 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 16 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
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