Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is

9.5°C

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elwha today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1699	1652	1401	1388	3564	3010	3647	4543	4875	6143	6766	6751	5106	4265	4308	3808	3012	2235	1675	948	649	0	0	0	0
Wind (km/h)	SSW	ESE	ENE	NE	SE	ESE	E	SE	E	ESE	WNW	SW	S	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ESE	W	SSW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			11:32AM1.89m				00:01AM1.24m				11:57AM2.00m					1:09AM1.23m			12:20PM2.07m					2:14AM1.24m
Low Tide	4:41AM0.41m				6:27PM0.49m				5:17AM0.63m					7:10PM0.22m			5:49AM0.83m					7:49PM-0.01m			6:16AM1.00m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:45	—	—	—	—	4:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	2	4	2	1	3	2	1	1	—	—	4	17	2	3	3
Temp °C	10	11	12	11	11	11	11	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	12	13	11	11
Feels °C	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	8	7	7	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 15	W 15	W 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	W 14	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	—	WSW 12	—	WSW 16
kJ	1699	1652	1401	1293	3564	3010	3647	4543	4875	6143	6766	6751	5106	4265	4308	3808	3012	2235	1675	948	649	—	3911	—	14255
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 20	W 20	W 18	W 18	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	296	611	801	1388	49	30	—	47	30	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	180	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	WSW 11	—	WSW 14	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	606	2245	—	9245	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	5	5	6
Distance (km)	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	11	21	11	21	21	11	0	16	750	710	710	711
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State	La Push	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	Westport-The Cove	The Dump	Westport-The Groins	The Strait	Twin Rivers	Twin Rivers	The Strait	The Strait	Point Grenville	La Push	La Push	La Push	The Strait	The Dump	Twin Rivers	Elwha	Whiskey Creek
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	4	4	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	7	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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