Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 21s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 55 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36PM1.87m | 6:05PM1.82m | 6:51PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.13m | 4:05AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 65 | 43 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 45 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 61 | 60 | 16 | 59 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 45 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 17 | 59 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 84 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1095 | 104 | 380 | 292 |
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