Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.0°C
3.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
49
48
48
67
56
59
87
151
141
236
137
179
151
85
83
117
168
191
234
239
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SW
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM1.43m
00:35AM1.96m
2:58PM1.51m
1:36AM1.87m
3:20PM1.62m
Low Tide
7:24AM-0.39m
6:55PM1.21m
8:04AM-0.32m
8:01PM0.98m
8:41AM-0.20m
8:57PM0.75m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
19
20
16
16
16
15
16
19
20
20
17
17
17
16
14
17
18
18
14
13
Feels °C
15
17
19
20
15
16
17
15
15
18
20
20
15
14
14
13
11
14
16
17
12
11
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