Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 125 | 92 | 174 | 459 | 714 | 696 | 646 | 696 | 598 | 332 | 185 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM1.81m | 2:57AM1.33m | 1:49PM1.95m | 4:00AM1.34m | 2:10PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.53m | 8:39PM0.06m | 7:48AM0.71m | 9:20PM-0.23m | 8:17AM0.89m | 10:04PM-0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 161 | 125 | 92 | 174 | 459 | 714 | 696 | 646 | 696 | 598 | 332 | 185 | 121 | 88 | 65 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 52 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 15 | W 12 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 380 | 84 | 84 |
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