  The recently discovered J0651+2844 is a detached, eclipsing white dwarf
binary with an orbital period of 765 s. We investigate the prospects for the
detection of gravitational radiation from this system and estimate the effect
of the tidal deformation of the low-mass component on the period evolution of
the system. Because of the high inclination of the system, the amplitude of the
gravitational waves at Earth will be as much as a factor of two lower than that
from an optimally oriented system. The dominant contribution of tidal
corrections to the period evolution comes from the increase in rotational
energy of the components as they spin up to remain tied to the orbital period.
This contribution results in an advance of the timing of the eclipses by an
additional 0.3 s after one year.
