Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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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
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
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.