Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.6°C
1.8° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
1.2
W
9
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
476
396
338
326
264
259
206
202
161
154
120
117
113
83
81
220
531
454
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:55AM1.59m
2:31PM1.48m
1:48AM1.56m
2:48PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:22PM1.01m
7:48AM0.03m
8:08PM0.77m
8:19AM0.11m
8:51PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
 mm
3
6
3
2
1
1
1
6
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
15
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
10
13
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
12
9
8
7
8
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