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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
9.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | |
449 | 449 | 381 | 382 | 332 | 326 | 264 | 269 | 218 | 172 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 149 | 151 | 181 | 177 | 425 | 347 | 256 | 242 | 233 | 170 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.34m | 11:58PM1.85m | 12:00PM1.31m | 00:14AM1.96m | 1:21PM1.35m | 00:29AM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51AM1.25m | 4:34PM0.52m | 6:38AM0.92m | 5:14PM0.71m | 7:20AM0.54m | 5:54PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 449 | 449 | 381 | 382 | 332 | 326 | 264 | 269 | 218 | 172 | 128 | 123 | 96 | 149 | 151 | 181 | 177 | 425 | 347 | 256 | 242 | 233 | 170 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 34 | 76 | 78 | 60 | 39 | 40 | 64 | 89 | 88 | 31 | 39 | 104 | 139 | 32 | 33 | 73 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | W 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 30 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 22 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 13 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 82 | 70 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 1250 | 711 | 651 | 40 | 535 | 535 |
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