Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 138 | 133 | 192 | 192 | 190 | 252 | 249 | 178 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 133 | 127 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.68m | 3:58AM2.08m | 6:50PM1.77m | 4:52AM1.80m | 7:21PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM-0.62m | 10:43PM1.28m | 11:37AM-0.37m | 11:53PM1.17m | 12:09PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 252 | 249 | 178 | 125 | 114 | 110 | 133 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 147 | 138 | 133 | 192 | 192 | 190 | 42 | 40 | 31 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 40 | 27 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 16 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 292 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 21 | 711 | 905 | 695 | 0 |
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