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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elwha sea temperature is
8.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elwha today?

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
0.1
W
0.2
W
0.4
WSW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141413131311111112131313222120201818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4762407734172830234619181411109978074672663279094915562919346809351314858211302
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
1.55
7:27AM
1.97
6:44PM
1.30
7:57AM
2.04
8:36PM
1.15
8:25AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
1.22
12:02AM
0.36
1:54PM
1.06
12:20AM
0.66
3:14PM
0.87
12:20AM
0.93
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-------8:03-------8:02-------8:02
Sunset-4:37-------4:38-------4:40------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
1--------------34108125119
Temp. °C777766567766666676777878
Feels °C (?)334434244534344354555656
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