Kennebunk Beach surf break

Kennebunk Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NNE
5
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
15
N
40
NNE
35
N
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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rain showers
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light rain
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light rain
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5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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)
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
Energy 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)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy 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)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
8
Energy 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)
0.4
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.2
N
3
0.4
SE
8
0.7
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.6
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
1
1
3
5
4
3
2
2
4
6
1
16
11
34
8
4
940
1207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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