Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 148 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 280 | 333 | 333 | 327 | 327 | 266 | 305 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 227 | 227 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM1.96m | 9:30AM1.07m | 7:16PM1.96m | 7:36PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.42m | 11:33AM1.02m | 3:58AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 148 | 190 | 187 | 184 | 280 | 333 | 333 | 327 | 327 | 266 | 305 | 284 | 279 | 231 | 227 | 227 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 48 | 29 | 62 | 60 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 73 | 72 | 66 | 46 | 46 | 13 | — | 44 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 10 | 25 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 16 | 0 |
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