Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 227 | 227 | 223 | 181 | 74 | 136 | 108 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36PM1.95m | 8:17PM1.93m | 9:39PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.21m | 6:02AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 231 | 227 | 227 | 223 | 181 | 74 | 136 | 108 | 120 | 120 | 117 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 76 | 74 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 53 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 56 | 70 | 70 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
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