Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 108 | 134 | 107 | 104 | 81 | 76 | 57 | 74 | 90 | 91 | 89 | 54 | 84 | 112 | 149 | 200 | 293 | 235 | 225 | 177 | 136 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.57m | 3:36AM1.76m | 6:22PM1.64m | 4:21AM1.58m | 6:40PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44AM-0.26m | 10:39PM1.15m | 11:11AM-0.11m | 11:36PM1.04m | 11:35AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 134 | 107 | 104 | 81 | 76 | 57 | 74 | 73 | 91 | 89 | 54 | 84 | 112 | 149 | 200 | 293 | 235 | 225 | 177 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 112 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | — | 72 | 72 | 22 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SW 14 | — | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 71 | — | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 711 | 1251 | 84 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 535 | 1095 | 1153 | 1250 | 70 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 1559 | 1142 | 0 |
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