Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elwha sea temperature is

9.4°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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 10	W 12	W 16	W 15	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 18	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 14	W 14	W 13
Wave Graph
kJ	132	88	56	73	122	213	773	823	1810	1679	1401	1388	3564	2985	2875	3245	3553	4265	5180	5684	5314	4899	4191	3095	2364
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	WSW	ESE	SE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ENE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	NNW	SE	SW	NE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on
High Tide			11:08AM1.77m				10:46PM1.29m				11:32AM1.89m				00:01AM1.24m				11:57AM2.00m					1:09AM1.23m
Low Tide	4:01AM0.18m				5:35PM0.80m				4:41AM0.41m				6:27PM0.49m				5:17AM0.63m					7:10PM0.22m			5:49AM0.83m


	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:47	—	—	—	—	4:45
mm	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	12	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	12	11	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	11
Feels °C	8	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	7	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 13	W 17	W 16	W 16	W 16	W 15	W 14	W 14	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	W 14	W 14	W 13
kJ	192	136	108	117	215	490	773	823	1810	1679	1401	1293	3564	2985	2875	3245	3553	4265	5180	5684	5314	4899	4191	3095	2364
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 11	W 10	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 14	W 14	W 20	W 20	W 18	W 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	132	88	56	73	98	160	373	613	296	611	952	1388	49	30	30	30	29	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	W 16	W 15	SW 15	W 21	—	—	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	119	85	84	122	213	58	81	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	11	51	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	21
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	6	5	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	8	9	8	7	7	6
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6

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