Cape Elizabeth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 47.35° N 124.31° W

Issued: 10 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Elizabeth sea temperature is

11.6°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Elizabeth today (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Elizabeth at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (31 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	14s

Table - waves today at Cape Elizabeth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 31						Sunday 1								Monday 2
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	W 16	W 16	W 16
Wave Graph
kJ	416	411	385	360	355	350	350	350	350	457	917	1357	1956	2564	2643	2776	2968	2900	2817	2323	2265	2011
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	NNW	NNE	E	ESE	E	E	SE	WSW	WNW	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross
High Tide	5:36AM2.06m			4:36PM2.52m					6:45AM2.06m				5:50PM2.33m				7:54AM2.14m				7:14PM2.19m
Low Tide		10:33AM1.13m					11:37PM-0.04m				11:52AM1.15m				00:44AM0.11m				1:19PM1.06m


	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	9	12	10	10	8	7	7	6	8	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	10	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	3	6	10	7	8	5	4	4	3	5	8	7	8	6	4	4	3	6	8	8	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 21	W 20	W 19	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 17	W 17	WNW 17	W 16	W 16	W 16
kJ	416	411	385	360	355	350	350	350	350	301	917	1357	1956	2564	2643	2776	2968	2900	2817	2323	2265	2011
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	W 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WSW 8	WSW 8	WSW 9
kJ	25	25	123	117	117	115	113	77	74	457	301	241	412	496	502	502	496	421	416	147	160	217
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	S 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	W 11	W 11	SW 18	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 11	W 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	135	131	17	9	9	5	114	112	113	64	65	197	45	43	41	85	108	120	119	447	418	418
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	E 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	5	3	—	—	—	—	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	7	0	65	0	0	7	7	10	10	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4

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