Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 181 | 99 | 136 | 106 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:17PM1.93m | 9:39PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.21m | 6:02AM0.09m | 6:50AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 181 | 99 | 136 | 106 | 117 | 120 | 117 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 16 | W 5 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 25 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 84 | 70 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 84 |
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