Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
10.3°C
2.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
26
43
66
99
130
154
235
229
272
272
220
216
204
165
159
123
123
125
171
218
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:05PM1.84m
1:09PM1.44m
10:08PM1.71m
1:14PM1.51m
Low Tide
5:05AM-0.25m
4:48PM1.35m
5:56AM-0.16m
6:17PM1.12m
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
14
18
19
18
15
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
14
14
14
14
13
15
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
13
18
19
17
13
12
12
13
13
16
16
15
12
11
12
12
12
14
17
16
13
13
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