Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 PDT
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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 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 26). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
480
537
521
506
408
353
371
388
346
332
231
207
198
127
153
133
133
161
146
93
72
154
223
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
0
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
NW
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:12AM1.81m
10:51AM1.57m
00:36AM1.91m
12:15PM1.48m
1:00AM2.01m
1:28PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:59AM1.30m
5:32PM0.44m
7:06AM1.01m
6:14PM0.64m
7:53AM0.71m
6:51PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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8:20
8:21
8:22
Temp °C
11
10
12
13
13
15
13
11
10
9
10
12
13
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
7
6
10
10
11
11
9
7
6
5
7
10
12
10
9
8
8
7
6
9
11
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
11
1
W
11
Energy kJ
501
480
537
521
506
408
353
371
388
346
332
231
207
198
127
153
133
133
161
146
93
66
116
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
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
0.1
SW
13
0.4
W
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
18
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
54
7
12
66
47
73
73
72
66
88
61
32
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
20
0.3
WSW
19
0.5
W
18
0.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
11
11
7
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
30
72
154
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
60
21
40
70
40
16
0
21
21
0
21
70
16
16
16
34
40
0
34
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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