Wells Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.31° N 70.56° W

Wells Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wells Beach sea temperature is
14.3°C
1.2° 

Wells Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wells Beach today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wells Beach at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Wells Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
43
33
25
20
16
9
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:04AM2.89m
10:27PM2.97m
10:51AM3.00m
11:16PM2.97m
11:34AM3.06m
Low Tide
3:42AM-0.03m
4:05PM0.00m
4:30AM-0.05m
4:55PM-0.10m
5:15AM-0.03m
5:42PM-0.16m
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
17
21
20
15
13
11
11
11
16
18
15
12
10
10
9
8
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
9
13
16
16
11
9
7
7
7
10
11
9
6
6
6
5
4
6
9
10
10
9
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