Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
WNW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)12111010101010109161615151414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210149138100535656677780122157205203253297518591752851957957812683
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
1.58
4:19AM
2.47
9:11PM
1.58
5:02AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
-0.49
10:10PM
1.50
12:58PM
-0.44
10:29PM
1.57
1:55PM
-0.31
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:15-------6:13-------6:11-------
Sunset----8:10-------8:13-------8:14---
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1------------
Temp. °C1517181716151313121312121111101010121212111099
Feels °C (?)121416151413111110988776669101110866
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