Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.5°C
3.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
66
49
76
50
23
20
17
18
36
68
52
92
92
90
113
110
108
106
79
73
71
52
54
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
W
5
W
5
S
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:06AM1.52m
4:54PM1.71m
5:07AM1.37m
5:06PM1.83m
6:25AM1.21m
5:23PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.21m
11:22PM0.46m
10:50AM0.45m
00:16AM0.30m
11:07AM0.70m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
19
18
15
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
11
11
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
13
15
13
14
15
15
16
15
13
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

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 locationNearest