Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.90m | 11:05PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM-0.02m | 7:30AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 54 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 79 | 80 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 97 | 84 | 84 | 97 | 180 | 905 | 695 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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