Cape Elizabeth · Cumberland County · Maine
Crescent Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Crescent Beach, Cape Elizabeth, Maine: 1 ft, knee high, at 3 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.4 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the west, gusting 17 mph. Water is about 53°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.9 ft at 5:08 am.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 2.4 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.6 ft · 5 s · SW
- Wind
- 11 mph (W), gusts 17cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.2 ft fallinglow 0.9 ft at 5:08 am
- Water
- 53°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 47°Ffeels like 34°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:21 pm
Crescent Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Crescent Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Crescent Beach: 6 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 1.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 2.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 4.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 7.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 9.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 10.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 16 | 9.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 3.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 17 | 1.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (SW) | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.0 ft |
| 7 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1.8 ft |
| 8 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 3.5 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 15 | 5.6 ft |
| 10 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NW) | 7.5 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph offshore (WNW) | 8.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 8.7 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 7.0 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 4.8 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.6 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.8 ft |
Crescent Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 am, sets at Crescent Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 1.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 20 s
- Lulls
- about 131 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 10% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Crescent Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Crescent Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 10 at 1 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Crescent Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 11 s · SE | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 4 s · SW | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 9 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 23 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 4.1 ft · 6 s · E | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 18 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 23 | 12 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 3.7 ft · 8 s · ENE | 16 mph offshore (N), gusts 21 | 15 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 7 s · ENE | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 19 | 11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 3 s · NE | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 14 | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (NW) | 4 mph onshore (S) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 10 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | calm | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Crescent Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Crescent Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Crescent Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.9 ft at 5:08 am, high 10.0 ft at 11:20 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:44 pm and high 8.7 ft at 11:55 pm. At 3 am the tide is 3.2 ft and falling.
Crescent Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:08 amHigh 10.0 ft at 11:20 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:44 pmHigh 8.7 ft at 11:55 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:48 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:53 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.1 ft at 12:31 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:19 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:34 pmLow 0.8 ft at 6:58 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.4 ft at 1:11 amLow 2.2 ft at 7 amHigh 9.5 ft at 1:12 pmLow 1.1 ft at 7:43 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.0 ft at 1:53 amLow 2.1 ft at 7:45 amHigh 8.9 ft at 1:56 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:28 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.5 ft at 2:39 amLow 2.0 ft at 8:35 amHigh 8.1 ft at 2:42 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 6.9 ft at 3:30 amLow 1.8 ft at 9:24 amHigh 7.7 ft at 3:38 pmLow 1.0 ft at 10:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.0 ft at 4:24 amLow 1.9 ft at 10:22 amHigh 7.5 ft at 4:33 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Crescent Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Crescent Beach is about 53°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 34°F and an 11 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 53°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Crescent Beach
- Higgins Beach2.5 mi W · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Scarborough Beach4.1 mi WSW · 3 ft · Good
- Pine Point5.9 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Old Orchard Beach8.0 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Fair
- Fortunes Rocks12 mi SW · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Gooch's Beach20 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Poor to Fair
Rated right now. The Current app animates the surf itself on a live map of the whole coast. See the app →
About Crescent Beach
Crescent Beach is a beach break in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine, facing south-southeast. Also called Crescent Beach State Park.
Follow Crescent Beach in the Current app
The first 10 days are free, and Premium adds days 11–16.
Forecasts are estimates. Never rely on them for safety. For rip current risk and beach hazards, check the National Weather Service. Forecasts from Current's novel physics simulation. No AI. No black boxes. Ocean and weather data: NOAA (U.S. government data). NOAA does not endorse this site.