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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.4° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | |
281 | 250 | 235 | 235 | 196 | 190 | 186 | 168 | 201 | 206 | 173 | 181 | 169 | 234 | 234 | 246 | 258 | 269 | 269 | 220 | 185 | 277 | 294 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:46AM2.26m | 9:26PM1.72m | 5:36AM2.00m | 10:03PM1.80m | 6:38AM1.69m | 10:36PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM1.62m | 1:25PM-0.39m | 00:51AM1.62m | 2:12PM-0.12m | 2:53AM1.51m | 2:57PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 7 |
 kJ | 281 | 250 | 235 | 235 | 196 | 190 | 186 | 168 | 201 | 206 | 173 | 181 | 169 | 234 | 234 | 246 | 258 | 269 | 269 | 220 | 185 | 33 | 294 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 24 | 34 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 78 | 76 | 33 | 25 | 82 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | — | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | 15 | 59 | 59 | 24 | 33 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 25 | — | 33 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 277 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 904 | 711 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 711 | 710 | 651 | 651 |
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