Elwha Surf Break

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
8
1
W
8
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
135
131
120
97
120
121
162
153
143
108
108
82
78
58
42
41
26
31
56
99
120
Wind (km/h)
0
E
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:25PM1.43m
1:39AM2.06m
5:18PM1.46m
2:18AM2.00m
5:37PM1.51m
Low Tide
9:14AM-0.34m
7:12PM1.43m
9:46AM-0.37m
8:45PM1.34m
10:16AM-0.35m
9:43PM1.25m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:55
8:53
8:52
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
17
15
17
19
16
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
16
14
14
13
15
17
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
18
14
15
16
14
12
12
11
13
16
16
13
13
11
11
11
13
14
17
15
15
13
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