Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 35 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:16AM1.98m | 5:16PM1.72m | 4:10AM1.76m | 5:43PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM1.01m | 10:27AM-0.27m | 10:45PM0.86m | 10:57AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 48 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 64 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 54 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 651 | 651 | 104 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 70 | 143 | 143 | 905 | 104 | 56 |
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