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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
299 | 343 | 328 | 351 | 273 | 221 | 228 | 272 | 338 | 405 | 442 | 345 | 350 | 272 | 209 | 110 | 104 | 1023 | 1513 | 1987 | 3616 | 4448 | 4802 | 4431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.69m | 10:36PM1.90m | 8:58AM1.41m | 11:06PM2.01m | 10:54AM1.24m | 11:34PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.16m | 4:44AM1.28m | 3:38PM0.45m | 6:11AM0.98m | 4:12PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 7 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 299 | 343 | 328 | 33 | 82 | 221 | 100 | 70 | 338 | 405 | 442 | 345 | 350 | 272 | 209 | 110 | 79 | 1023 | 1513 | 1987 | 3616 | 4448 | 4802 | 4431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 14 | W 18 | SW 14 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 6 | W 12 | SW 13 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 48 | 76 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 183 | 228 | 272 | 38 | 17 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 20 | 104 | 28 | — | 463 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 20 | W 18 | — | — | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 7 | 25 | — | — | 34 | 55 | 26 | 39 | 38 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 351 | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 70 | 710 | 695 | 695 | 267 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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