Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Elwha today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (27 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.3
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.7
W
16
0.8
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
29
19
18
18
25
25
55
91
246
322
386
423
411
341
489
388
342
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:37AM1.44m
3:17PM1.80m
4:38AM1.36m
3:33PM1.92m
Low Tide
9:34PM0.27m
9:15AM0.43m
10:19PM0.04m
9:39AM0.64m
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
13
15
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12
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16
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Feels °C
11
10
9
9
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13
13
9
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10
13
15
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15
13
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