Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.5°C
3.3° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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
0.7
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
41
41
57
67
118
118
101
99
79
80
103
103
123
92
87
63
58
40
57
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
E
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:03AM1.17m
5:17PM1.90m
5:36PM1.87m
6:05PM1.82m
Low Tide
10:40AM1.08m
1:56AM0.13m
2:59AM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
20
21
18
16
17
16
16
19
20
21
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
16
15
Feels °C
15
16
18
19
18
15
15
14
14
18
19
21
15
16
15
14
15
17
18
17
14
14
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