What are the current surf conditions at Elwha?

Elwha currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Elwha?

The best time to surf Elwha is typically when swell comes from the N direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with wind swell (short period) with glassy conditions Note: winds from S would be better.

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Saturday

Apr 4

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.0-0.1ft 💨 1-5kt 🌡️ 2-11°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SSW	3kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NE	3kt	SSE	2kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NE	2kt	SSE	2kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NE	1kt	SE	1kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NE	2kt	ESE	2kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0ft	2s	NE	3kt	ENE	2kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	5kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	4kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	4kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0ft	2s	NE	5kt	NNE	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0ft	2s	NE	4kt	NE	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NE	3kt	E	2kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	2kt	SE	2kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	2kt	SE	2kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SE	2kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SSE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm

Sunday

Apr 5

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 0.1-0.3ft 💨 3-4kt 🌡️ 5-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	3kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	ESE	4kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	E	4kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	3kt	ENE	4kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	NE	4kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	4kt	NNE	4kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	4kt	NNE	4kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	NNE	4kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	NNE	3kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	N	3kt	NNE	3kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	3kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	3kt	E	2kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	3kt	SE	2kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	3kt	S	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	3kt	S	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.0-0.1ft 💨 3-6kt 🌡️ 3-15°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	SSW	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	N	4kt	SSW	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	2s	NNW	4kt	SSW	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NNW	4kt	SSW	3kt	9°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NW	3kt	SSW	4kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	2s	NW	4kt	WSW	4kt	11°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0ft	3s	NW	4kt	WNW	4kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0ft	3s	WNW	4kt	NNW	5kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0ft	3s	WNW	4kt	NNW	5kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0ft	3s	WNW	5kt	NNW	6kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	5kt	NNW	7kt	15°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	5kt	NW	7kt	14°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	5kt	NW	8kt	13°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	6kt	NW	8kt	12°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	5kt	WNW	8kt	10°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	5kt	W	8kt	8°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	4kt	WSW	7kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	5kt	WSW	8kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	W	5kt	WSW	8kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	W	5kt	WSW	9kt	3°C	9°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.0-0.2ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ -2-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	W	5kt	SW	9kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	6kt	SW	9kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	6kt	SW	9kt	-1°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	6kt	SW	9kt	-2°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	6kt	SW	8kt	-2°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	NNW	6kt	SW	8kt	-2°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0ft	4s	NW	5kt	SW	6kt	-1°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	4s	NW	3kt	SW	4kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	4s	WNW	2kt	SW	3kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	4s	WNW	3kt	W	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	4s	WNW	4kt	NW	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.1ft	4s	WNW	5kt	N	5kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.1ft	4s	WNW	6kt	N	5kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	6kt	N	6kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	7kt	NNE	6kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0ft	4s	WNW	7kt	NNE	5kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.1ft	4s	NW	6kt	NNE	5kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.1ft	4s	NNW	6kt	NNE	4kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	4s	NNW	4kt	NE	3kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	4s	NW	3kt	ENE	2kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	4s	NW	1kt	E	2kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	4s	NW	1kt	ESE	2kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	4s	NW	2kt	SE	2kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	4s	NW	2kt	S	2kt	—°C	9°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-1.3ft 💨 1-7kt 🌡️ -1-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	4s	WNW	2kt	SSE	2kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	4s	WNW	2kt	SSE	2kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	4s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	4s	W	2kt	SSE	2kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	3s	W	2kt	SE	2kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1ft	3s	W	2kt	SE	2kt	-1°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	3s	W	2kt	ESE	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	3s	W	2kt	E	3kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	3s	W	2kt	ENE	3kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	3s	WNW	4kt	NE	4kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	3s	WNW	5kt	NE	4kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	WNW	6kt	NNE	5kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	3s	NW	6kt	NNE	5kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NW	7kt	NNE	5kt	6°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	NNW	7kt	NNE	5kt	7°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	3s	N	6kt	NNE	5kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	5kt	NNE	4kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	4kt	NNE	3kt	5°C	10°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	3kt	ENE	3kt	4°C	10°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	NNE	2kt	SE	2kt	3°C	10°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	NNE	1kt	S	1kt	1°C	10°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	NNE	2kt	S	2kt	1°C	10°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	2kt	1°C	9°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.4ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 0-10°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	2s	NNE	3kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	4kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	4kt	S	3kt	—°C	9°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	2s	N	3kt	S	2kt	1°C	9°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	2kt	SSE	2kt	2°C	9°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	1kt	SSE	1kt	3°C	9°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	2kt	ESE	2kt	4°C	9°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	3kt	ENE	3kt	5°C	9°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	2s	N	4kt	NNE	3kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	5kt	NNE	4kt	8°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	N	6kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNE	6kt	NNE	4kt	10°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNE	6kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNE	6kt	NNE	4kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	2s	NNE	5kt	N	3kt	9°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	4kt	NW	3kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	3kt	W	2kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	2kt	SSW	2kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SSW	2kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	3kt	SSW	3kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	2s	NNE	4kt	SSW	3kt	3°C	10°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD8 excellent hours

🌊 4.9-4.9ft 💨 1-5kt 🌡️ 1-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	SSW	3kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	SSW	3kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	SSW	3kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	SSW	3kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	SSW	3kt	1°C	10°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	SSW	3kt	1°C	10°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	4.9ft	9s	S	2kt	SW	2kt	2°C	10°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	1kt	WSW	2kt	3°C	10°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	3kt	W	3kt	4°C	10°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	NW	4kt	5°C	10°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	5kt	NNW	5kt	7°C	10°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	5kt	NNW	5kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	NNW	4kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	4kt	NNW	4kt	6°C	10°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	3kt	NNW	3kt	5°C	10°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	2kt	NNW	3kt	5°C	10°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	1kt	N	2kt	4°C	10°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	1kt	NNW	2kt	3°C	10°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	1kt	NW	2kt	3°C	10°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	1kt	WNW	2kt	3°C	10°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	1kt	W	3kt	3°C	10°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	2kt	W	3kt	2°C	10°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	4.9ft	9s	S	2kt	WSW	4kt	2°C	10°C	0.6mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.1ft @ 2s

Wind Conditions:1-5kt SSW

Water Temperature:9°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Elwha in Washington State is a tide-sensitive river mouth/point break with 3–4 distinct spots that can fire depending on swell size, direction, and tide. It requires a powerful west to northwest swell to become rideable and is known for being particularly fickle with tide shifts. The best conditions occur under offshore winds from the south to southwest, which help clean up the wave faces. When the elements align, Elwha can deliver high-quality surf, especially in winter, with January offering the most consistent windows of clean swell.

Best Swell Direction: N

Bottom Type: Rocks

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionN

Ideal Wind DirectionS

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