Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 3 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is

9.5°C

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elwha today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 0.6m 21s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	22s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	20s
Evening (01 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	W 24	W 22	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	48	43	155	236	551	769	1216	1468	1579	1520	1676	1434	1334	1290	1106	1078	881	720	701	682	573	518	427	345
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	S	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					10:22AM1.47m		5:22PM1.82m						10:23AM1.55m			7:07PM1.57m					10:44AM1.65m			9:18PM1.39m
Low Tide		1:27AM-0.42m			11:09AM1.47m					2:23AM-0.24m				2:46PM1.36m				3:15AM-0.04m					4:25PM1.11m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	3:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	7	9	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	11	12	12	11	10
Feels °C	5	6	4	6	8	9	7	7	5	5	5	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	6	9	10	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 14	W 14	W 14	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	102	102	102	236	551	769	1216	1468	1579	1520	1676	1434	1334	1290	1106	1078	881	720	701	682	573	250	344	344
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	W 10	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 10	W 14	W 13	W 13
kJ	48	27	155	102	102	71	97	95	121	130	147	177	173	188	226	275	314	272	272	300	229	518	427	345
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 5	W 24	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	W 11	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 14	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—
kJ	1	43	26	26	25	25	24	—	59	63	66	45	47	121	92	100	100	100	102	100	96	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	40	40	0	11	16	0	0	0	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	0	11	0	0	11	0	11	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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