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Cape Elizabeth surfForecast / Washington / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Cape Elizabeth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cape Elizabeth sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cape Elizabeth today?
The current surf forecast for Cape Elizabeth at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Elizabeth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | |
480 | 472 | 464 | 741 | 354 | 370 | 361 | 404 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 529 | 734 | 670 | 1108 | 1614 | 1748 | 1700 | 1377 | 1336 | 1279 | 1139 | 993 | 820 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.54m | 2:15PM2.06m | 1:27AM2.51m | 2:53PM2.01m | 1:58AM2.45m | 3:33PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.69m | 7:34AM-0.26m | 7:26PM0.79m | 8:08AM-0.26m | 7:59PM0.88m | 8:44AM-0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
 kJ | 480 | 472 | 464 | 741 | 354 | 370 | 361 | 404 | 422 | 422 | 422 | 379 | 331 | 302 | 1108 | 1614 | 1748 | 1700 | 1377 | 1336 | 1279 | 1139 | 993 | 820 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 107 | 27 | 173 | 161 | 150 | 192 | 232 | 399 | 368 | 529 | 734 | 670 | 219 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 20 | WNW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 127 | 42 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 106 | 134 | 176 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 145 | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 51 | 211 | 109 |
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