Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 08). 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 (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 483 | 408 | 402 | 319 | 304 | 240 | 228 | 232 | 261 | 942 | 1362 | 1098 | 893 | 739 | 632 | 518 | 414 | 377 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.73m | 1:49AM1.48m | 2:18PM1.83m | 2:49AM1.41m | 2:41PM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.13m | 8:12PM0.56m | 7:53AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.30m | 8:24AM0.51m | 9:40PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 483 | 408 | 402 | 319 | 304 | 240 | 228 | 232 | 142 | 942 | 1362 | 1098 | 893 | 739 | 632 | 518 | 414 | 377 | 326 | 273 | 226 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 15 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 50 | 80 | 49 | 109 | 108 | 107 | 102 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 107 | 98 | 150 | 77 | 89 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 68 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 110 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 92 | 77 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 261 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 16 | 695 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 357 | 1069 | 1288 | 1126 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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