La Push · Clallam County · Washington
La Push Surf Report & Forecast, First Beach, Washington
La Push, First Beach, Washington: 6–7 ft, overhead, at 2 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.9 ft at 11 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 20 mph cross-shore wind from the southeast, gusting 29 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 6:34 pm.
6–7 ft
overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 3.9 ft · 11 s · WSWplus 0.6 ft · 17 s · SW
- Wind
- 20 mph (SE), gusts 29cross-shore
- Tide
- 7.7 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 6:34 pm
- Water
- 54°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 52°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 7:16 amset 4:49 pm
La Push surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at La Push: 7 am, Great, on a rising mid 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 La Push: 1 pm, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–13 ft | Great | 9 mph offshore (E), gusts 14 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 12–13 ft | Great | 9 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 12–13 ft | Great | 10 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 15 | 7.5 ft |
| 10 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 12 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 18 | 8.9 ft |
| 11 am | 10–11 ft | Great | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 21 | 10.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 9–10 ft | Good | 15 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 23 | 10.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 25 | 9.3 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 6–7 ft | Fair | 17 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 25 | 7.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 17 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 26 | 5.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 29 | 3.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 35 | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 12–14 ft | Poor to Fair | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 36 | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 15–17 ft | Fair | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 36 | 5.4 ft |
| 9 am | 15–17 ft | Fair | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 36 | 6.8 ft |
| 10 am | 15–18 ft | Good | 21 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 31 | 8.3 ft |
| 11 am | 16–19 ft | Good | 19 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 28 | 9.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 17–19 ft | Good | 19 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 27 | 10.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 16–19 ft | Good | 21 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 30 | 9.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 17–20 ft | Good | 23 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 34 | 8.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 17–19 ft | Poor to Fair | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 35 | 6.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 15–17 ft | Poor to Fair | 25 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 37 | 4.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 14–16 ft | Fair | 25 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 37 | 2.5 ft |
La Push waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 pm, sets at La Push arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 39 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
La Push surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at La Push: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 18–22 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 18–22 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 13–18 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for La Push 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 6–13 ft | Great | 11.9 ft · 13 s · WSW | 9 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 17 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 25 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 12–20 ft | Good | 10.5 ft · 13 s · SW | 24 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 36 | 23 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 34 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 12–18 ft | Fair | 11.3 ft · 10 s · SSW | 22 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 31 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 14–18 ft | Good | 12.6 ft · 14 s · WSW | 13 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 18 | 21 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 29 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 12–17 ft | Poor | 10.8 ft · 9 s · SSW | 26 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 38 | 32 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 44 | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 18–22 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 29 | 25 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 33 | 1 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 13–18 ft | Poor | 13.7 ft · 15 s · SW | 31 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 53 | 24 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 39 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 13–20 ft | Poor to Fair | 18.0 ft · 15 s · WSW | 17 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 29 | 30 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 53 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10–14 ft | Good | — | 16 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 21 | 29 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 42 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 10–14 ft | Fair | — | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 16 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 21 | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for La Push are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
La Push tide chart and tide times
Tides at La Push today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.7 ft at 12:22 am, low 4.1 ft at 5:45 am, high 10.2 ft at 11:41 am and low 0.1 ft at 6:34 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 7.7 ft and falling.
La Push tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 8.7 ft at 12:22 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:45 amHigh 10.2 ft at 11:41 amLow 0.1 ft at 6:34 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 8.4 ft at 1:08 amLow 4.3 ft at 6:16 amHigh 10.2 ft at 12:12 pmLow 0.4 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.9 ft at 1:50 amLow 5.3 ft at 6:49 amHigh 10.7 ft at 12:38 pmLow 0.8 ft at 7:42 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.5 ft at 2:21 amLow 5.2 ft at 7:23 amHigh 10.0 ft at 1:12 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:18 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.4 ft at 3:11 amLow 5.9 ft at 7:55 amHigh 10.4 ft at 1:54 pmLow 2.3 ft at 9:02 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.8 ft at 3:57 amLow 6.6 ft at 8:47 amHigh 10.0 ft at 2:29 pmLow 2.6 ft at 9:48 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 8.6 ft at 4:46 amLow 6.5 ft at 9:47 amHigh 9.0 ft at 3:12 pmLow 2.3 ft at 10:40 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.8 ft at 5:47 amLow 5.8 ft at 10:54 amHigh 8.0 ft at 4:15 pmLow 2.5 ft at 11:27 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 8.0 ft at 6:39 amLow 5.5 ft at 12:16 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
La Push water temperature
The water temperature at La Push is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 40°F and a 20 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 54 and 55°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 La Push
- Rialto Beach1.5 mi NNW · 6–8 ft · Fair
- Ruby Beach17 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Poor
- Shi Shi Beach25 mi N · 5–6 ft · Good
- Tsoo-Yess Beach28 mi N · 4–5 ft · Fair
- Hobuck Beach30 mi N · 5–6 ft · Poor
- Cape Elizabeth41 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Poor
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About La Push
La Push is a beach break in La Push, Clallam County, Washington, facing west-southwest. Also called 1st Beach and Quillayute.
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