Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 42 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 18 | |
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-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:46PM1.39m | 1:44AM1.84m | 4:03PM1.45m | 2:29AM1.76m | 4:22PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM1.15m | 9:08AM-0.20m | 8:56PM0.98m | 9:36AM-0.13m | 9:45PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
17 | 16 | 88 | 18 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
58 | 89 | 9 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 35 | 43 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
89 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 86 | 40 | 84 | 84 | 51 | 40 | 86 | 1250 | 292 | 70 | 84 |
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