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Kennebunk Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Kennebunk Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Kennebunk Beach sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Kennebunk Beach today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Kennebunk Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | |
79 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 940 | 1207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:23AM2.63m | 9:40PM2.87m | 10:12AM2.60m | 10:21PM2.89m | 10:57AM2.58m | 11:00PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.29m | 4:00AM0.16m | 4:08PM0.33m | 4:45AM0.12m | 4:49PM0.37m | 5:26AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -4 | -4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 |
 kJ | 79 | 48 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 17 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 6 | S 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | — | E 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | N 3 | — | — | SE 8 | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 4 | 940 | 1207 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 11 | 442 | 219 | 210 | 231 | 235 | 303 | 235 | 216 | 234 | 286 | 231 | 299 | 248 | 164 | 296 | 462 | 585 | 158 | 462 | 475 | 475 | 591 |
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