Fortunes Rocks Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 EDT
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Fortunes Rocks Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fortunes Rocks Beach sea temperature is
2.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fortunes Rocks Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Mar 26) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Fortunes Rocks Beach in the next 16 days are 2.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Mar 30) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Friday (Mar 27) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 26th Mar)6ft (1.9m) 7s
Best Surf 2AM (Fri 27th Mar)8ft (2.5m) 8s
Most Powerful11PM (Mon 30th Mar)7.5ft (2.3m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fortunes Rocks Beach over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Icy conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Icy conditions (max 8°C on Mon afternoon, min -5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
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Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.3
E
0.3
SE
1.1
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
2.5
S
1.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)5108567887777888468877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5517116416722571219755201220161817141653673415130
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WNW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
N
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
20
NW
5
SSE
25
S
35
SSW
20
SW
10
WNW
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
2.94
5:18PM
2.47
5:34AM
2.83
6:32PM
2.41
6:49AM
2.76
7:46PM
2.44
8:03AM
2.77
8:52PM
2.55
9:09AM
2.82
9:48PM
2.68
10:06AM
2.88
10:37PM
2.81
10:57AM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:01PM
0.20
10:53AM
-0.02
11:07PM
0.32
12:05PM
0.08
12:21AM
0.38
1:18PM
0.11
1:36AM
0.36
2:26PM
0.07
2:45AM
0.25
3:25PM
0.01
3:44AM
0.12
4:16PM
-0.04
4:36AM
0.00
5:01PM
-0.06
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise-6:35--6:33--6:31--6:31--6:28--6:26--6:24-
Sunset--6:59--7:00--7:00--7:01--7:02--7:05--7:06
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C34868131054-1-3-1-10212881110
Feels °C (?)-4-32-121070-4-10-8-6-5-8-6-5-60397
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Information about the Fortunes Rocks Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Fortunes Rocks Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Fortunes Rocks Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Fortunes Rocks Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Fortunes Rocks Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Fortunes Rocks Beach is 9 km (6 miles) from Biddeford. If you plan a vacation in Maine, look for hotels and other accommodation in Biddeford. Biddeford has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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