Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 15ft (4.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 0 | 0 | 9200 | 9304 | 9171 | 8933 | 9356 | 9061 | 7525 | 5711 | 4527 | 3388 | 2466 | 1971 | 1632 | 1298 | 1074 | 948 | 846 | 874 | 797 | 1317 | 1285 | 1030 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:37PM1.73m | 9:54AM1.52m | 4:16PM1.57m | 10:05AM1.57m | 5:15PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM-0.03m | 12:49PM1.50m | 1:52AM0.10m | 3:31PM1.34m | 2:33AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | — | — | 4:32 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1757 | 2426 | 6760 | 9200 | 9304 | 9171 | 8933 | 9356 | 9061 | 7525 | 5711 | 4527 | 3388 | 2466 | 1971 | 1632 | 1298 | 1074 | 948 | 846 | 874 | 797 | 1317 | 1285 | 1030 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 392 | 340 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 8 | 147 | 252 | 8 | 8 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1153 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 51 |
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