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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.3° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | |
590 | 480 | 442 | 417 | 345 | 345 | 340 | 272 | 330 | 335 | 335 | 272 | 268 | 251 | 290 | 228 | 472 | 278 | 221 | 217 | 296 | 180 | 215 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:34PM1.44m | 1:46AM2.15m | 3:35PM1.47m | 2:05AM2.19m | 4:34PM1.51m | 2:22AM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM1.02m | 9:09AM0.22m | 7:55PM1.18m | 9:44AM0.04m | 8:21PM1.32m | 10:18AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | 8:28 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 590 | 480 | 442 | 417 | 345 | 345 | 340 | 272 | 330 | 335 | 335 | 272 | 268 | 251 | 290 | 83 | 472 | 278 | 81 | 80 | 296 | 180 | 215 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 14 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 51 | 52 | 61 | 228 | 19 | 59 | 221 | 217 | 7 | 98 | 67 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 874 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 82 | 1142 | 1251 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
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