Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.2°C
3.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
467
459
451
440
372
294
233
181
113
134
110
117
87
83
81
79
79
59
59
59
59
40
40
39
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:08AM1.09m
6:25PM2.12m
7:14PM2.14m
8:23PM2.10m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.02m
11:08AM1.08m
3:32AM-0.11m
4:41AM-0.23m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
13
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
14
14
12
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