Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elwha today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Elwha at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Elwha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 411 | 341 | 485 | 469 | 236 | 631 | 787 | 529 | 535 | 472 | 657 | 553 | 469 | 393 | 330 | 142 | 262 | 240 | 188 | 184 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.92m | 5:47AM1.28m | 3:55PM2.04m | 7:07AM1.22m | 4:24PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.64m | 11:05PM-0.15m | 10:00AM0.85m | 11:56PM-0.28m | 10:15AM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 346 | 411 | 341 | 485 | 469 | 236 | 128 | 787 | 529 | 535 | 472 | 657 | 553 | 469 | 393 | 330 | 142 | 262 | 240 | 188 | 184 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 43 | 45 | 45 | 71 | 69 | 40 | 64 | 64 | 222 | 89 | 89 | 102 | 77 | 33 | 57 | 33 | 51 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 89 | — | — | 5 | 19 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 79 | 5 | — | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 158 | 631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 141 | 141 | 34 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
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