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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2218 | 2032 | 1830 | 1597 | 1343 | 1138 | 976 | 749 | 613 | 497 | 488 | 404 | 390 | 302 | 238 | 233 | 221 | 227 | 608 | 799 | 754 | 694 | 0 | 597 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:48AM 1.78 | 6:19PM 1.42 | 9:18AM 1.88 | 8:34PM 1.21 | 9:45AM 1.96 | 10:15PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:27PM 1.30 | 1:43AM 0.31 | 4:04PM 1.06 | 2:13AM 0.60 | 5:11PM 0.78 | 2:30AM 0.86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:20 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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