Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 26 | 32 | 56 | 99 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 137 | 134 | 104 | 81 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:37PM1.51m | 2:56AM1.90m | 6:00PM1.57m | 3:36AM1.76m | 6:22PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16AM-0.35m | 9:43PM1.25m | 10:44AM-0.26m | 10:39PM1.15m | 11:11AM-0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 161 | 161 | 56 | 99 | 120 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 108 | 137 | 134 | 104 | 81 | 74 | 57 | 57 | 72 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 161 | 26 | 32 | 159 | 122 | 121 | 119 | 118 | 116 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 72 | 71 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 82 | 82 | 183 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 201 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 51 | 1142 | 82 | 201 | 70 | 84 |
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