Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 22 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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (23 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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

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Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313161615151414141313131312121212121212101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2192152152574062946145905656075904954954663683623682952161009877157149
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
1.84
4:41PM
1.51
6:26AM
1.96
6:26PM
1.28
6:42AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
0.18
12:01PM
1.04
11:24PM
0.46
1:13PM
0.84
11:42PM
0.75
2:28PM
0.59
Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----7:52-------7:52-------7:50--
Sunset-------4:59-------5:00-------5:01
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C655445765554457655544677
Feels °C (?)41100131111-1013311100234
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