Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 72 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 39 | 81 | 191 | 322 | 345 | 351 | 350 | 255 | 312 | 274 | 258 | 253 | 274 | 563 | 618 | 500 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.27m | 4:10PM1.91m | 4:37PM1.84m | 5:09PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM1.27m | 1:13AM-0.10m | 2:08AM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 69 | 51 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 39 | 59 | 191 | 322 | 345 | 351 | 350 | 255 | 312 | 274 | 258 | 253 | 274 | 563 | 618 | 500 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 124 | 43 | 109 | 74 | 73 | 110 | 150 | 180 | 173 | 219 | 232 | 139 | 177 | 121 | 116 | 129 | 32 | 119 | 148 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 125 | 90 | 46 | 66 | 24 | 24 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 104 | 106 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 85 | 46 | 27 | 49 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 40 | 711 | 292 | 1095 | 16 | 0 |
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