Surf-Forecast | Cape Elizabeth Surf Guide

Lat Long: 47.35° N 124.31° W

Issued: 4 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Elizabeth sea temperature is

12.5°C

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

Cape Elizabeth Surf Guide

Cape Elizabeth in Washington State is a sheltered reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west southwest. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Rocks.

Cape Elizabeth Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	12.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cape Elizabeth:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cape Elizabeth occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cape Elizabeth (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Cape Elizabeth with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 47% of the time in August while 53% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

47%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

53%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cape Elizabeth Location Map

Interactive Cape Elizabeth surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cape Elizabeth is Port Angeles Cgas Airport (NOW) in USA, 111 km (69 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cape Elizabeth is Gray Aaf (Fort Lewis) Airport (GRF), also in USA, 134 km (83 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cape Elizabeth Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 11 October 2026, 07:49 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 11
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	W	W	W	W
Period (s)	21	19	19	19
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	glass	cross	cross

Tides at Cape Elizabeth

Current tide and informaton

For Point Grenville, Washington, 6 km from Cape Elizabeth.

Next High Water: 01:14pm | 2.69m

Next Low Water: 07:39pm | -0.18m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Cape Elizabeth Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.5 °C) at Cape Elizabeth is quite cold. If the sun shines as forecast, it should feel warm enough to get away with a good sealed spring wetsuit but you won't overheat in a winter wetsuit, gloves boots and a hood. Effective windchill factor of (10.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.