Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm 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 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (20 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
Thursday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)191818171616151514141313131312121212181616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)124162225270417501434506492458426342336268196184138136102134251240208264
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglasscrossglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
2.15
5:03AM
1.59
2:07PM
2.06
5:27AM
1.66
2:50PM
1.93
5:50AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
-0.30
8:49AM
1.39
10:06PM
-0.21
9:49AM
1.31
10:35PM
-0.05
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-------7:54-------7:54-------7:54
Sunset-4:52-------4:53-------4:55------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C101098887810998877899877666
Feels °C (?)776554346565544566554333
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