Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 485 | 480 | 236 | 616 | 627 | 575 | 524 | 407 | 572 | 477 | 469 | 400 | 330 | 183 | 259 | 237 | 185 | 184 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.92m | 5:47AM1.28m | 3:55PM2.04m | 7:07AM1.22m | 4:24PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM-0.15m | 10:00AM0.85m | 11:56PM-0.28m | 10:15AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 341 | 485 | 480 | 236 | 128 | 627 | 575 | 524 | 407 | 572 | 477 | 469 | 400 | 330 | 183 | 259 | 237 | 185 | 184 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 32 | 71 | 69 | 40 | 64 | 176 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 74 | 77 | 33 | 57 | 33 | 65 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 64 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 79 | 5 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 194 | 616 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 1250 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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