- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | |
555 | 546 | 521 | 423 | 350 | 344 | 339 | 280 | 276 | 266 | 202 | 192 | 149 | 149 | 192 | 432 | 569 | 485 | 501 | 485 | 819 | 872 | 866 | 764 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:25PM1.58m | 3:21AM2.16m | 8:33PM1.59m | 3:49AM2.10m | 4:20AM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:30AM-0.16m | 9:19PM1.55m | 12:09PM-0.13m | 9:37PM1.58m | 12:51PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 555 | 546 | 521 | 423 | 350 | 344 | 339 | 280 | 276 | 266 | 202 | 192 | 149 | 149 | 192 | 432 | 569 | 485 | 501 | 485 | 819 | 872 | 866 | 764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 11 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 25 | 43 | 104 | 114 | 47 | 18 | 80 | 127 | 127 | 37 | 39 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 33 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 201 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 70 | 143 | 82 | 70 | 56 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 16 | 16 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Elwha surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest