Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 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 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
187
184
280
333
333
327
327
322
305
284
279
227
227
227
227
184
96
127
133
115
117
115
108
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
0
NW
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:30AM1.07m
7:16PM1.96m
7:36PM1.95m
8:17PM1.93m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.42m
11:33AM1.02m
3:58AM0.32m
5:05AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
22
20
19
18
18
18
19
21
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
15
16
16
20
21
18
17
16
17
18
19
21
23
19
18
17
17
18
19
21
23
20
18
17
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