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Elwha surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elwha today?
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 7PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | |
1558 | 1019 | 776 | 676 | 556 | 464 | 445 | 375 | 306 | 220 | 611 | 700 | 1210 | 1520 | 1367 | 1451 | 1438 | 1420 | 1195 | 945 | 691 | 691 | 747 | 593 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.20m | 00:00AM2.18m | 1:58PM1.24m | 00:24AM2.24m | 3:39PM1.33m | 00:46AM2.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.98m | 7:45AM0.40m | 4:46PM1.18m | 8:20AM0.16m | 4:18PM1.33m | 8:53AM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | 9:02 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
 kJ | 1558 | 1019 | 776 | 676 | 556 | 464 | 445 | 375 | 306 | 196 | 157 | 292 | 356 | 1520 | 1367 | 1451 | 1438 | 1420 | 1195 | 377 | 549 | 664 | 747 | 593 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 22 | W 10 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 82 | 71 | 611 | 700 | 1210 | 257 | 215 | 210 | 157 | 173 | 233 | 945 | 691 | 691 | 482 | 423 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | SW 15 | W 21 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 43 | 35 | 220 | 92 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 11 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 70 | 60 | 651 | 874 |
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