Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 65 | 120 | 120 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 80 | 103 | 129 | 120 | 92 | 87 | 63 | 58 | 39 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.17m | 5:17PM1.90m | 5:36PM1.87m | 6:05PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.14m | 10:40AM1.08m | 1:56AM0.13m | 2:59AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 57 | 65 | 120 | 120 | 103 | 103 | 80 | 80 | 103 | 129 | 120 | 92 | 87 | 63 | 58 | 39 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 20 | 21 | 61 | 60 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 34 | 40 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 70 | 56 | 56 |
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