La Push (First Beach) Surf Forecast
Olympic Coast, WA · Wild Olympic Peninsula beachbreak framed by sea stacks.
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La Push (First Beach) Spot Guide
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Local knowledge
First Beach might be America's most dramatic surf setting — Pacific swell detonating between forested sea stacks on the Olympic Peninsula's wild edge. The ocean is fully unfiltered here; fall offers the best odds of swell with a clean east wind, and a thick hooded suit is non-negotiable.
Nearby spots
- Westport (The Cove) 74 mi · Washington Coast
FAQ
What swell direction works best at La Push (First Beach)?
WSW swell hits La Push (First Beach) straight on. The spot picks up anything arriving from S (180°) through NW (320°); swell from outside that window is blocked by the coastline.
What wind is best at La Push (First Beach)?
ENE wind blows offshore and grooms the surf. WSW wind is straight onshore and chops it up; light wind under ~5 kn is fine from any direction.
When is the best time of year to surf La Push (First Beach)?
Fall through winter (October-March), when North Pacific storms send consistent NW groundswell. Early fall usually has the best swell-to-conditions ratio; summer is the small season.
What's the best tide at La Push (First Beach)?
Mid. Tide predictions for the spot's NOAA station are in the forecast above.
Is La Push (First Beach) good for beginners?
Hardy intermediates and up — cold, powerful, and remote.
How warm is the water at La Push (First Beach)?
Roughly 45°F at its late-winter coldest to about 56°F in late summer. In practice that means a hooded 4/3 or 5/4 in winter and a 4/3 in summer. The forecast above shows the current water temperature.
How far out is this forecast reliable?
The wave model has real skill to about 10 days, and we cut the chart there instead of padding it with guesses. Days 1-3 are solid, 4-7 useful, 8-10 a trend heads-up - and we publish our measured error against NOAA buoys, updated continuously.
Forecast from TrueSwell's own physics-based wave model (exposure → refraction → breaking, every swell train separately), built on public NOAA and Open-Meteo data and scored daily against NDBC buoy observations. How the model works →