Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 20s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Mon 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1409 | 1327 | 1051 | 1072 | 1279 | 5818 | 13416 | 12379 | 10785 | 8684 | 7113 | 5903 | 4736 | 3629 | 2684 | 1200 | 430 | 480 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 9808 | 9962 | 9171 | 8318 | 8228 | 8759 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.96m | 3:04PM1.86m | 3:37PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM-0.31m | 11:40PM-0.24m | 00:25AM-0.14m | 1:09AM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | 4:35 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1409 | 1327 | 562 | 1017 | 1513 | 2863 | 13416 | 12379 | 10785 | 8684 | 7113 | 5903 | 4736 | 3629 | 2684 | 819 | 2310 | 1881 | 1147 | 2139 | 6762 | 9808 | 9962 | 9171 | 8318 | 8228 | 8759 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 425 | 635 | 1051 | 1072 | 1279 | 5818 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1200 | 430 | 480 | 497 | 348 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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