Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
58
58
34
29
29
29
29
29
24
25
26
43
42
23
16
22
23
23
24
23
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:46PM1.39m
1:44AM1.84m
4:03PM1.45m
2:29AM1.76m
4:22PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:38AM-0.22m
8:05PM1.15m
9:08AM-0.20m
8:56PM0.98m
9:36AM-0.13m
9:45PM0.80m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
19
17
16
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
16
18
16
17
16
15
12
13
14
16
16
14
13
11
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