Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Elizabeth today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Elizabeth at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Elizabeth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 108 | 111 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 150 | 150 | 178 | 226 | 339 | 360 | 322 | 315 | 261 | 261 | 294 | 360 | 351 | 300 | 253 | 219 | 251 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.87m | 4:06PM2.32m | 5:33AM1.73m | 4:48PM2.19m | 6:42AM1.62m | 5:42PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.84m | 10:53PM0.16m | 10:33AM1.02m | 11:49PM0.27m | 11:28AM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 108 | 111 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 150 | 150 | 178 | 226 | 339 | 360 | 322 | 315 | 261 | 261 | 294 | 360 | 351 | 300 | 253 | 219 | 142 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 121 | 121 | 89 | 53 | 51 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 116 | 170 | 151 | 76 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 22 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 59 | 58 | 5 | 51 | 122 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 67 | 53 | 30 | 27 | 251 | 251 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 51 | 10 | 0 |
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