Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 94 | 96 | 126 | 147 | 118 | 115 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 58 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.96m | 9:17AM1.01m | 7:28PM2.09m | 8:04PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.48m | 12:20PM0.87m | 4:08AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 74 | 94 | 96 | 126 | 147 | 118 | 115 | 108 | 86 | 84 | 105 | 105 | 112 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 40 | 0 | 651 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 104 | 104 | 56 |
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