Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.0°C
3.6° 

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elwha today (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
120
117
87
87
88
67
67
60
53
54
51
50
35
34
32
31
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:17PM1.93m
9:39PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.09m
6:50AM-0.02m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:13
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
20
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
14
15
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
25
20
18
15
15
14
16
17
17
14
15
13
12
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
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