Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 PST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 0.3m 20s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1ft (0.3m)20s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.6
WSW
0.5
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131113201918181716161515141413131313121212121216
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)56938475124162225270417501434506492458426342336268244184138136134129
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41AM
1.55
1:27PM
2.15
5:03AM
1.59
2:07PM
2.06
5:27AM
1.66
2:50PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
1.46
9:35PM
-0.30
8:49AM
1.39
10:06PM
-0.21
9:49AM
1.31
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---7:56-------7:54-------7:54----
Sunset-----4:52-------4:53-------4:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9989111199987910998877810987
Feels °C (?)554588666435766554457764
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