Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.4° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
148
190
187
184
280
333
333
327
327
266
305
284
279
231
227
227
184
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:58PM1.96m
9:30AM1.07m
7:16PM1.96m
7:36PM1.95m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.42m
11:33AM1.02m
3:58AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
16
15
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
16
18
20
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
17
15
15
15
16
19
21
18
17
16
17
16
19
21
21
19
18
17
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