Wells Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.31° N 70.56° W

Wells Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wells Beach sea temperature is
18.7°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Wells Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
33
25
23
15
14
22
14
14
35
61
73
68
66
49
47
33
30
24
45
22
31
28
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSW
0
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:36AM2.25m
8:43PM2.65m
9:28AM2.32m
9:33PM2.72m
10:14AM2.41m
10:19PM2.80m
Low Tide
2:23AM0.40m
2:26PM0.64m
3:15AM0.34m
3:17PM0.58m
4:01AM0.27m
4:03PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
23
26
26
24
21
19
17
18
23
24
25
21
18
Feels °C
18
20
20
21
21
22
23
22
20
18
21
22
23
22
19
17
15
16
21
22
23
20
17
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