Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 402 | 391 | 477 | 482 | 470 | 411 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 329 | 324 | 232 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 173 | 171 | 224 | 229 | 201 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.98m | 5:51AM1.29m | 3:34PM1.98m | 7:00AM1.27m | 3:50PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.89m | 10:59PM-0.14m | 9:29AM1.06m | 11:40PM-0.17m | 9:36AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 402 | 391 | 477 | 482 | 470 | 411 | 324 | 324 | 324 | 329 | 324 | 232 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 173 | 78 | 224 | 229 | 201 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 67 | 66 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 54 | 75 | 75 | 20 | 171 | 90 | 85 | 81 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 13 | — | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 42 | 69 | 42 | 6 | 7 | — | 37 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 10 | 9 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 113 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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