Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
8.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.3
WNW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)888666910101089101010101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364246192100845649947319286471546567580592637596596524526526526459
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
S
5
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
0
SSE
0
WSW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
2.16
6:07PM
1.58
4:28AM
2.29
7:25PM
1.49
4:58AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.82
11:28AM
0.08
10:34PM
1.05
12:21PM
-0.04
10:51PM
1.25
1:18PM
-0.09
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:15-------7:13-------7:11---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:29-------7:30
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------3------------
Temp. °C766557886555566654444677
Feels °C (?)0-1-1-2-11121121111112222444
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