Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 3 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is

9.4°C

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elwha today (05 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 12AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4				Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 12	W 16	W 15	WSW 11	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 14	W 13	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	56	73	122	216	759	1739	1699	1652	1401	1423	3564	2985	3118	3736	4121	4779	5325	5611	5099	4363	3657	3017	2948
Wind (km/h)	ENE	WSW	SE	SE	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	E	E	E	E	NE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNW	E	SSW	ESE	NE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on
High Tide	11:08AM1.77m				10:46PM1.29m				11:32AM1.89m				00:01AM1.24m				11:57AM2.00m					1:09AM1.23m
Low Tide			5:35PM0.80m				4:41AM0.41m				6:27PM0.49m				5:17AM0.63m					7:10PM0.22m			5:49AM0.83m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:47	—	—	—	—	4:45
mm	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	3	1	3	8	2	2	2	1
Temp °C	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	11	10	9	9	9	7	6	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	9	8	10	10	8	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	W 14	W 13	W 13
kJ	108	117	215	815	759	1739	1699	1652	1401	1423	3564	2985	3118	3736	4121	4779	5325	5611	5099	4363	3657	3017	2948
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 12	W 11	W 15	W 14	W 21	W 20	W 20	W 18	W 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	56	73	94	216	379	81	296	611	952	1388	49	30	30	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	W 16	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	85	60	122	57	57	—	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	11	0	0	21	11	21
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	6	9	8	7	6	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5

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