Neah Bay · Clallam County · Washington
Shi Shi Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Neah Bay, Washington
Shi Shi Beach, Neah Bay, Washington: 9–10 ft, well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 8.1 ft at 12 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 13 mph offshore wind from the east-southeast, gusting 21 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.0 ft at 6:44 pm.
9–10 ft
well overhead · occasional 12 ft
- Swell
- 8.1 ft · 12 s · WSW
- Wind
- 13 mph (ESE), gusts 21offshore
- Tide
- 10.0 ft fallinglow 0.0 ft at 6:44 pm
- Water
- 54°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 50°Ffeels like 40°F
- Sun
- rise 7:17 amset 4:48 pm
Shi Shi Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Shi Shi Beach: 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 Shi Shi Beach: 2 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 | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 22 | 4.7 ft |
| 8 am | 11–12 ft | Great | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 21 | 5.8 ft |
| 9 am | 10–12 ft | Great | 12 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 20 | 7.2 ft |
| 10 am | 9–10 ft | Great | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 21 | 8.6 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Great | 14 mph offshore (SE), gusts 24 | 9.8 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 7–8 ft | Great | 14 mph offshore (SE), gusts 24 | 10.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (SSE), gusts 29 | 9.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 15 mph offshore (SE), gusts 28 | 7.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (SE), gusts 29 | 5.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (SE), gusts 29 | 3.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 16 mph offshore (SE), gusts 29 | 1.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 am | 11–12 ft | Good | 23 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 38 | 4.6 ft |
| 8 am | 12–14 ft | Good | 22 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 36 | 5.3 ft |
| 9 am | 13–15 ft | Fair | 23 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 37 | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 12–13 ft | Fair | 21 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 35 | 7.9 ft |
| 11 am | 11–12 ft | Fair | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 33 | 9.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 11–13 ft | Good | 18 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 30 | 10.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 11–13 ft | Good | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 31 | 9.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 11–13 ft | Good | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 31 | 8.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 12–14 ft | Good | 20 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 32 | 7.0 ft |
| 4 pm | 11–13 ft | Poor to Fair | 24 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 39 | 4.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 10–11 ft | Poor | 28 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 45 | 2.7 ft |
Shi Shi Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Shi Shi Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 10.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 35 s
- Lulls
- about 142 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 94% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Shi Shi Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Shi Shi Beach: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 18–23 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 18–23 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–13 ft and Fair.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Shi Shi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5–13 ft | Great | 11.7 ft · 13 s · W | 13 mph offshore (ESE), gusts 21 | 15 mph offshore (SE), gusts 28 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 10–15 ft | Good | 9.7 ft · 13 s · WSW | 22 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 36 | 19 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 31 | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 8–12 ft | Great | 11.1 ft · 12 s · SW | 18 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 31 | 11 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 17 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 12–15 ft | Great | 11.3 ft · 14 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 20 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 27 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–12 ft | Good | 6.9 ft · 15 s · W | 22 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 33 | 23 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 32 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 18–23 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 11 s · SSW | 20 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 30 | 21 mph offshore (SE), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–13 ft | Fair | 15.8 ft · 15 s · WSW | 33 mph cross-shore (S), gusts 61 | 24 mph cross-shore (SSW), gusts 40 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 14–20 ft | Great | 16.7 ft · 15 s · W | 12 mph cross-shore (SSE), gusts 21 | 18 mph offshore (SE), gusts 32 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–16 ft | Great | — | 12 mph offshore (SE), gusts 18 | 22 mph offshore (SE), gusts 37 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 12–15 ft | Poor | — | 22 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 17 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Shi Shi Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Shi Shi Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Shi Shi Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: high 8.8 ft at 12:36 am, low 4.3 ft at 5:56 am, high 10.1 ft at 11:48 am and low 0.0 ft at 6:44 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 10.0 ft and falling.
Shi Shi Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 8.8 ft at 12:36 amLow 4.3 ft at 5:56 amHigh 10.1 ft at 11:48 amLow 0.0 ft at 6:44 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | High 8.4 ft at 1:21 amLow 4.5 ft at 6:29 amHigh 10.1 ft at 12:19 pmLow 0.3 ft at 7:15 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 8.9 ft at 2:03 amLow 5.5 ft at 6:58 amHigh 10.5 ft at 12:45 pmLow 0.7 ft at 7:52 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.4 ft at 2:35 amLow 5.3 ft at 7:34 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:18 pmLow 1.0 ft at 8:27 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.5 ft at 3:25 amLow 6.1 ft at 8:06 amHigh 10.3 ft at 1:59 pmLow 2.2 ft at 9:11 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.8 ft at 4:11 amLow 6.7 ft at 8:57 amHigh 9.9 ft at 2:35 pmLow 2.5 ft at 9:56 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 8.5 ft at 5:02 amLow 6.6 ft at 9:59 amHigh 8.9 ft at 3:17 pmLow 2.3 ft at 10:47 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.9 ft at 6:02 amLow 6.0 ft at 11:09 amHigh 7.9 ft at 4:20 pmLow 2.6 ft at 11:35 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 8.2 ft at 6:53 amLow 5.7 ft at 12:33 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Shi Shi Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Shi Shi Beach is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 40°F and a 13 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays near 54°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 Shi Shi Beach
- Tsoo-Yess Beach3.5 mi NNE · 9–10 ft · Great
- Hobuck Beach5.3 mi N · 8–10 ft · Good
- Rialto Beach23 mi S · 13–14 ft · Great
- La Push25 mi S · 10–11 ft · Great
- Ruby Beach40 mi SSE · 10–12 ft · Great
- Cape Elizabeth65 mi SSE · 9–11 ft · Poor to Fair
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About Shi Shi Beach
Shi Shi Beach is a beach break in Neah Bay, Clallam County, Washington, facing west-northwest. Also called Shishi.
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