Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 122 | 106 | 79 | 81 | 108 | 98 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM1.73m | 3:29AM1.61m | 4:08PM1.82m | 4:27AM1.47m | 4:31PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM-0.02m | 9:48PM0.54m | 9:44AM0.20m | 10:35PM0.37m | 10:10AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 144 | 122 | 106 | 79 | 81 | 108 | 98 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 48 | 65 | 42 | 95 | 41 | 57 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 86 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 97 | 135 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 159 | 157 | 153 | 141 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 128 | 121 | 41 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 23 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 143 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1250 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
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