Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 10AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 125 | 275 | 467 | 806 | 782 | 759 | 594 | 566 | 472 | 464 | 363 | 344 | 338 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.66m | 4:28PM1.38m | 10:50PM1.62m | 2:06PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.08m | 5:57AM0.03m | 4:49PM1.38m | 6:39AM-0.00m | 6:28PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 275 | 467 | 806 | 782 | 759 | 594 | 566 | 472 | 464 | 363 | 344 | 338 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 109 | 111 | 114 | 89 | 71 | 97 | 125 | 60 | 57 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 143 | 140 | 137 | 133 | 130 | 129 | 127 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 101 | 147 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 51 | 40 | 141 | 874 | 874 | 695 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 21 | 939 | 874 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 16 | 0 |
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