Elwha surf break

Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 May 2026 PDT
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Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
555
546
521
423
350
344
339
280
276
266
202
192
149
149
192
432
569
485
501
485
819
872
866
764
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
W
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:25PM1.58m
3:21AM2.16m
8:33PM1.59m
3:49AM2.10m
4:20AM2.02m
Low Tide
11:30AM-0.16m
9:19PM1.55m
12:09PM-0.13m
9:37PM1.58m
12:51PM-0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:48
5:46
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8:30
8:32
8:34
8:35
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
18
15
15
14
15
17
18
18
16
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
13
11
10
9
17
18
17
16
14
11
12
11
13
14
14
14
12
10
9
9
10
11
13
11
7
6
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
14
1.1
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
Energy kJ
555
546
521
423
350
344
339
280
276
266
202
192
149
149
192
432
569
485
501
485
819
872
866
764
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.7
W
11
0.3
SW
17
0.2
SSW
14
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
10
11
12
12
12
8
21
34
36
39
25
43
104
114
47
18
80
127
127
37
39
64
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
8
13
14
6
6
6
6
42
46
47
7
12
30
32
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
16
201
70
70
40
16
0
16
70
143
82
70
56
34
0
0
70
70
70
70
70
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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