Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.0° C
4.6° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
109
112
112
90
86
64
64
46
46
45
44
43
44
54
50
53
92
69
86
82
84
84
80
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
0
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23AM1.23m
8:24PM2.04m
9:15AM1.05m
8:54PM2.09m
11:32AM1.03m
9:23PM2.11m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.90m
12:52PM0.58m
3:45AM0.71m
12:49PM0.85m
5:00AM0.51m
12:10PM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:04
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
22
24
25
22
21
20
20
21
24
25
25
23
22
21
20
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
17
17
17
20
23
25
21
20
19
20
21
24
25
23
21
20
19
19
21
23
23
22
21
20
  • 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