Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.9° C
4.7° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
45
44
43
43
53
46
50
72
68
84
82
82
108
82
82
84
84
84
84
65
64
40
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM1.05m
8:54PM2.09m
11:32AM1.03m
9:23PM2.11m
9:54PM2.12m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.71m
12:49PM0.85m
5:00AM0.51m
12:10PM1.03m
6:00AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
22
24
25
25
24
22
22
22
23
25
26
25
24
23
22
19
19
20
20
21
19
17
Feels °C
20
19
23
24
25
23
22
20
21
22
24
25
26
24
22
20
19
17
18
19
18
19
17
16
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