Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.9° C
3.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
118
111
108
86
84
105
105
105
84
82
60
58
58
42
55
72
70
52
37
35
32
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
0
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17AM1.01m
7:28PM2.09m
8:04PM2.20m
8:56PM2.28m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.87m
4:08AM0.23m
5:14AM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:43
8:40
 mm
Temp °C
20
22
24
24
21
19
19
18
19
22
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
21
22
23
20
17
Feels °C
19
21
23
24
19
17
18
17
19
22
23
21
19
17
17
17
17
20
20
20
16
13
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