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Cape Elizabeth Surf Report & Forecast, Taholah, Washington

Cape Elizabeth, Taholah, Washington: 9–11 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 8.2 ft at 13 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 16 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast, gusting 27 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 6:31 pm.

Poor to Fair

9–11 ft

well overhead · occasional 12 ft

Swell from the west-southwest; wind from the southeast at 16 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces northeast.NSWE
first light 6:40 amrating through the daylast light 5:21 pm
Swell
8.2 ft · 13 s · WSW
Wind
16 mph (SE), gusts 27cross-shore
Tide
9.8 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 6:31 pm
Water
54°F5/4 hooded
Air
52°Ffeels like 38°F
Sun
rise 7:13 amset 4:49 pm

Cape Elizabeth surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Cape Elizabeth: 1 pm, Poor to Fair, on a falling high tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Cape Elizabeth today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015161010–11 ftnow7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor to Fair11 am: Poor to Fair12 pm: Poor to Fair1 pm: Poor to Fair2 pm: Poor to Fair3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3p☀ 7:13 am4:49 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Cape Elizabeth tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.51015161013–15 ft7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor9a12p3pratingwind

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 Cape Elizabeth: 7 am, Poor, on a rising low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am10–11 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 264.5 ft
8 am10–11 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 265.8 ft
9 am10–11 ftPoor15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 257.3 ft
10 am9–11 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 278.6 ft
11 am9–10 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 279.7 ft
12 pmnow9–10 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 279.8 ft
1 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 269.0 ft
2 pm8–9 ftPoor to Fair16 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 297.3 ft
3 pm7–8 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 335.1 ft
4 pm6–7 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 343.0 ft
5 pm5–6 ftPoor20 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 371.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
7 am10–12 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 344.2 ft
8 am10–12 ftPoor19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 335.1 ft
9 am11–13 ftPoor20 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 346.5 ft
10 am11–13 ftPoor22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 378.0 ft
11 am11–12 ftPoor21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 369.3 ft
12 pm11–13 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 409.9 ft
1 pm13–15 ftPoor23 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 399.5 ft
2 pm13–14 ftPoor26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 448.3 ft
3 pm12–13 ftPoor27 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 476.4 ft
4 pm10–12 ftPoor26 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 444.3 ft
5 pm9–10 ftPoor24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 412.2 ft

Cape Elizabeth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 12 pm, sets at Cape Elizabeth arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 4 waves per set every 4 minutes, with about 158 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 10.7 ft faces
Waves per set
about 4
Sets
every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
Lulls
about 158 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
79% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
moderate, about 1.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Cape Elizabeth surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Cape Elizabeth: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 14–17 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 14–17 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Poor.

Cape Elizabeth surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend510155–11Mon, Nov 9: Poor to FairMonNov 99–15Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 109–14Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 1110–14Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 1211–14Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 1314–17Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 1410–14Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 1512–16Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 1610–13Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 179–13Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Cape Elizabeth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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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
Cape Elizabeth 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 95–11 ftPoor to Fair10.8 ft · 13 s · WSW15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 2616 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 291 pm
Tue, Nov 109–15 ftPoor9.4 ft · 13 s · WSW19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 3326 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 447 am
Wed, Nov 119–14 ftPoor12.8 ft · 12 s · SW24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 4419 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 395 pm
Thu, Nov 1210–14 ftPoor10.2 ft · 14 s · WSW14 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2713 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 285 pm
Fri, Nov 1311–14 ftPoor8.1 ft · 9 s · SSW17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 3430 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 648 am
Sat, Nov 1414–17 ftPoor21.7 ft · 19 s · WSW13 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 2715 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 311 pm
Sun, Nov 1510–14 ftPoor11.3 ft · 15 s · SW27 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 5719 mph onshore (SW), gusts 3910 am
Mon, Nov 1612–16 ftPoor13.9 ft · 15 s · WSW12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 2626 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 577 am
Tue, Nov 1710–13 ftPoor—12 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 1725 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 394 pm
Wed, Nov 189–13 ftPoor—15 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 2015 mph cross-shore (NW)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Cape Elizabeth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Cape Elizabeth tide chart and tide times

Tides at Cape Elizabeth today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.5 ft at 12:20 am, low 3.9 ft at 5:43 am, high 9.9 ft at 11:39 am and low -0.1 ft at 6:31 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.8 ft and falling.

Tide height at Cape Elizabeth, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 9.8 ft, fallingHigh 8.5 ft12:20 amLow 3.9 ft5:43 amHigh 9.9 ft11:39 amLow -0.1 ft6:31 pmHigh 8.1 ft1:04 amLow 4.0 ft6:14 amHigh 9.9 ft12:10 pmLow 0.2 ft7:02 pmHigh 8.6 ft1:46 amLow 5.1 ft6:45 amHigh 10.4 ft12:35 pmLow 0.6 ft7:40 pmHigh 8.2 ft2:19 am
Tide height at Cape Elizabeth, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Cape Elizabeth tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 8.5 ft at 12:20 amLow 3.9 ft at 5:43 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:39 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:31 pm
Tue, Nov 10High 8.1 ft at 1:04 amLow 4.0 ft at 6:14 amHigh 9.9 ft at 12:10 pmLow 0.2 ft at 7:02 pm
Wed, Nov 11High 8.6 ft at 1:46 amLow 5.1 ft at 6:45 amHigh 10.4 ft at 12:35 pmLow 0.6 ft at 7:40 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 8.2 ft at 2:19 amLow 5.0 ft at 7:20 amHigh 9.8 ft at 1:09 pmLow 0.8 ft at 8:16 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 8.1 ft at 3:07 amLow 5.7 ft at 7:52 amHigh 10.1 ft at 1:51 pmLow 2.0 ft at 8:59 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 8.6 ft at 3:55 amLow 6.3 ft at 8:44 amHigh 9.7 ft at 2:26 pmLow 2.4 ft at 9:45 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 8.3 ft at 4:45 amLow 6.3 ft at 9:44 amHigh 8.8 ft at 3:08 pmLow 2.1 ft at 10:37 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.6 ft at 5:45 amLow 5.6 ft at 10:53 amHigh 7.7 ft at 4:10 pmLow 2.3 ft at 11:24 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.8 ft at 6:37 amLow 5.3 ft at 12:15 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Cape Elizabeth water temperature

The water temperature at Cape Elizabeth is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 38°F and a 16 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays near 54°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 54 degrees, 5/4 hooded; 54 to 54 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood54°F now

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 Cape Elizabeth

Spots near Cape Elizabeth with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Cape ElizabethPoint GrenvilleSeabrookRuby BeachOcean ShoresDamon PointThe Groins

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About Cape Elizabeth

Cape Elizabeth is a point break in Taholah, Grays Harbor County, Washington, facing southwest.

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