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January 1st 2012

11:30 am 1 Jan 2012

Fall Surfing at Gooch's Beach, Kennebunk Beach

12:23 pm 2 Oct 2010


Fortunes Rocks Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.7
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 3.5
Crowds: 3.7

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Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Maine)

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Name: Fortunes Rocks Beach
Type: sandbar
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: E Offshore Wind: NNW

Fortunes Rocks Beach in Maine is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rips, rocks and pollution.

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Overall Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Visitor Reviews of Fortunes Rocks Beach


Max from UNITED STATES writes:

White sandy beach with lifeguards on duty on summer days. Nice surf, great panoramic view of Atlantic. Very walkable, clean, with strands of violet sand mixing in near rocks. Great snorkelling around tidal rocks. Overall, the nicest beach in Maine; it's where the locals go to avoid tourist trap and overcrowded Old Orchard and York beaches.
Parking permits required in season.

2011-07-30

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Fortunes Rocks Beach:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Old Orchard Beach 6 mi
Second closest break Pine Point 7 mi
Third closest break Scarborough Beach 7 mi
Fourth closest break Higgins Beach 9 mi
Fifth closest break Kennebunk Beach 10 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Fortunes Rocks Beach:

Closest wave buoy Portland Buoy 13 mi
Second closest wave buoy Western Maine Shelf Buoy 18 mi
Third closest wave buoy Central Maine Shelf Buoy 54 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gulf of Maine Buoy 64 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Stellwagen Buoy 64 mi

Tide stations nearest to Fortunes Rocks Beach:

Closest tide station Wood Island Harbor, Maine 1 mi
Second closest tide station Camp Ellis, Saco River Entrance, Maine 2 mi
Third closest tide station Biddeford, Saco River, Maine 6 mi
Fourth closest tide station Old Orchard Beach, Maine 6 mi
Fifth closest tide station Cape Porpoise, Maine 6 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Fortunes Rocks Beach:

Closest ski area McIntyre Ski Area (United States) 32 mi
Second closest ski area King Pine (United States) 47 mi
Third closest ski area Lost Valley (United States) 48 mi
Fourth closest ski area Middlebury College Snow Bowl (United States) 48 mi
Fifth closest ski area Gunstock (United States) 51 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Fortunes Rocks Beach:

Closest city location Biddeford (United States) 6 mi
Second closest city location Old Orchard Beach (United States) 6 mi
Third closest city location Saco (United States) 6 mi
Fourth closest city location Kennebunkport (United States) 7 mi
Fifth closest city location Arundel (United States) 8 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Fortunes Rocks Beach is Portland International Jetport Airport (PWM) in USA, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Fortunes Rocks Beach is Augusta State Airport (AUG), also in USA, 108 km (67 miles) away.
  • Third is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA, 130 km (81 miles) away.
  • Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED) in USA is 131 km (81 miles) away.
  • North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Fortunes Rocks Beach and is 192 km (119 miles) away.
Fortunes Rocks Beach break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Fortunes Rocks Beach, United-States - Maine. Use the tab navigation above to view Fortunes Rocks Beach sea temperature, Fortunes Rocks Beach photographs, Fortunes Rocks Beach detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Fortunes Rocks Beach webcams, current wind from United-States - Maine live weather stations and Fortunes Rocks Beach tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Fortunes Rocks Beach.