Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
9.5° 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 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
335
268
309
290
396
403
403
224
387
152
219
210
177
181
173
169
219
255
407
489
846
812
801
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
W
5
SW
0
SSW
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:05AM2.19m
4:34PM1.51m
2:22AM2.21m
5:30PM1.55m
2:38AM2.21m
Low Tide
7:55PM1.18m
9:44AM0.04m
8:21PM1.32m
10:18AM-0.09m
8:42PM1.42m
10:53AM-0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:56
5:54
5:52
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8:24
8:27
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
16
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
18
20
16
17
17
16
17
19
21
22
14
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
14
16
18
15
16
16
14
15
16
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
13
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.4
W
14
Energy kJ
335
335
268
309
290
396
403
403
224
387
152
219
210
177
181
173
169
169
173
147
489
846
812
801
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.8
W
7
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.7
W
16
0.9
W
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
8
33
35
37
54
20
19
19
65
18
98
69
67
46
67
113
154
219
255
407
123
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
20
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
6
33
33
20
2
18
17
7
17
31
12
12
17
12
46
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
16
82
16
1251
16
16
16
0
21
11
40
40
16
0
0
0
11
11
40
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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