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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Elwha
USA, North West, Washington
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 48° 8.877' N |
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from Hwy 112 turn North on Place rd. Follow road to dike rd. park follow trail. It is illegal to be on the reservation but you CAN cross the river and surf and the tribe kind of over-looks it DistanceTake a car WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypeRivermouth
DirectionLeft
BottomFlat rocks
PowerFast, Ledgey
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionNorthWest, West
Good wind directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at and holds up to
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
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Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdCrowded
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Atmosphere
One of the best waves on the Strait can get really long rides. Just for fun sponge the right it jacks like crazy then dumps on the cobbles stone beach.
General
A bit more localism here than other spots on the Strait
Author: matp Contributors (1)
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Comments
By gtalpha , 30-10-2011
Checked it out - I was in the area and made an exploratory trip down to this spot. I parked in the back of this cemetery and then had a long (~2 mile) walk which took me past multiple 'no trespassing' signs and over lots of rusty scrap metal in the rocky beach. When I got out near the point I sat for a while watched a few nice sets of barreling lefts roll through, took some pictures, then hiked back to cemetery. It was dark when I got back and found my car locked in the cemetery. Sweet.
I'm going to try and find an easier way to access this spot, because it has really nice break, but it's a bit of a hike from the cemetery.
By Anonymous , 29-06-2011
Elwha - Surfed the stump alone with DOH sets from 8am to 4pm this past winter...amazing wave...
By nona-anon , 06-07-2009
delta or kirra???? - Thanks for the reply. I concur that an unrestrained flow will probabaly cancel out the waves (by creating a huge shallow delta), however it could benefit Pt. Angeles by filling it in with a sandbar ala Kirra. Then again, like you said, even less swell gets in there. Is it true that Elwha is packed on most days? Since I moved away i heard its become a freakin zoo.... But even in the heart of winter? Hard for me to imagine ...
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