Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 699 | 586 | 476 | 344 | 279 | 223 | 167 | 204 | 407 | 306 | 205 | 124 | 28 | 41 | 127 | 99 | 209 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.63m | 2:17PM1.43m | 7:02PM1.47m | 12:37PM1.46m | 10:23PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.06m | 4:13PM1.42m | 4:50AM0.11m | 5:45PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 699 | 586 | 476 | 344 | 279 | 223 | 167 | 161 | 407 | 306 | 205 | 124 | 92 | 52 | 127 | 99 | 209 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 102 | 94 | 91 | 91 | 93 | 204 | 33 | 19 | 64 | 61 | 28 | 41 | 55 | 85 | 56 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 80 | 45 | 20 | 45 | 71 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 19 | 31 | 56 | 32 | 34 | 56 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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