Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.0° C
4.6° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
119
116
113
113
112
112
110
107
103
105
124
120
124
124
130
137
173
144
115
92
92
92
70
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
0
N
5
ENE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:52AM1.80m
7:21PM1.88m
5:54AM1.50m
7:53PM1.97m
7:23AM1.23m
8:24PM2.04m
Low Tide
11:53PM1.17m
12:09PM-0.07m
1:07AM1.05m
12:36PM0.26m
2:25AM0.90m
12:52PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:06
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
18
19
19
16
14
14
14
16
18
20
20
18
17
17
18
19
22
23
24
22
20
Feels °C
13
13
13
17
17
16
13
12
12
13
16
18
19
20
17
16
17
18
18
21
22
24
21
19
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