Elwha 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 48.15° N 123.57° W

Issued: 4 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elwha sea temperature is

10.8° C

Elwha surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elwha today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Elwha at 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8				Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	119	122	125	127	57	127	57	99	96	73	99	96	90	88	88	88	119	133	136	136	142	145	151	154
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide				9:15PM2.15m								9:47PM2.30m								10:32PM2.43m
Low Tide	1:38PM0.88m						5:46AM0.25m								6:38AM-0.10m								7:26AM-0.41m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—
	—	—	9:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:13	—	—	—	—	9:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	17	15	14	13	13	15	17	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	12	13	14
Feels °C	15	12	10	10	8	9	12	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	12	12	10	9	10	8	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 18	SW 18	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	119	111	111	127	57	127	57	99	96	73	99	96	90	88	88	88	119	133	136	136	142	145	151	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	W 5	SW 15	W 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	111	33	54	111	21	75	14	129	161	161	125	91	91	91	91	125	121	112	78	77	77	77	77	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	—	—	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	—	—	—	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	33	—	—	33	111	80	76	—	—	—	7	17	28	28	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 9	W 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	122	125	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	Florencia Bay Vancouver Island	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	Deep Creek Washington	Deep Creek Washington	The Strait Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	711	711	711	34	70	34	70	180	180	180	180	70	70	70	70	104	104	104	104	104	70	34	34	70
Best forecast wave conditions in Washington State				The Strait	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty			Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Fort Canby A Jetty	Damon Point	Cape Elizabeth	Damon Point	Cape Elizabeth	La Push	Westport-The Cove	Long Beach Peninsula	Long Beach Peninsula
Rating (10 max)				1	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Blacks Beach CAL - San Diego County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Davidson Point HAW - Kaua'i	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Steamer Lane-The Slot CAL - Santa Cruz	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Long Beach Peninsula Washington
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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