Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 60 | 516 | 802 | 493 | 291 | 193 | 131 | 83 | 80 | 63 | 44 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:48AM1.56m | 2:48PM1.57m | 2:41AM1.51m | 3:03PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.77m | 8:19AM0.11m | 8:51PM0.52m | 8:48AM0.24m | 9:34PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 161 | 154 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 60 | 30 | 29 | 493 | 291 | 193 | 131 | 83 | 80 | 63 | 44 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 52 | 31 | 1 | — | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 46 | 46 | 62 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | W 13 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 516 | 802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 651 | 1250 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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