Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.8°C
3.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
92
94
75
75
73
77
77
94
94
92
85
61
55
36
59
16
39
24
22
22
21
19
19
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36PM1.87m
6:05PM1.82m
6:51PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.13m
2:59AM0.13m
4:05AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:21
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
19
21
21
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
16
14
14
17
20
20
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
14
14
15
14
14
16
17
16
13
12
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