Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.0° C
3.6° 

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 (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 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
227
223
181
99
136
133
117
120
117
88
88
90
67
65
57
56
54
51
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
NW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:36PM1.95m
8:17PM1.93m
9:39PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.21m
6:02AM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
23
23
22
20
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
19
20
21
20
20
24
23
21
18
16
16
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
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