Kennebunk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.34° N 70.51° W

Kennebunk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kennebunk Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
1.2° 

Kennebunk 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 Kennebunk Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
64
35
18
13
13
15
18
14
19
92
149
142
96
77
69
67
67
65
54
23
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
3:26PM2.88m
3:53AM2.63m
4:12PM2.79m
4:45AM2.46m
5:01PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.08m
9:38PM0.15m
9:54AM0.26m
10:30PM0.26m
10:42AM0.42m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
25
26
25
23
24
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
20
21
19
19
20
25
25
24
24
25
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