Kennebunk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.34° N 70.51° W

Kennebunk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kennebunk Beach sea temperature is
13.3°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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
1.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
51
42
35
17
15
8
5
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
10
9
24
179
403
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:31AM2.29m
4:35PM2.55m
5:27AM2.24m
5:32PM2.49m
6:24AM2.24m
6:31PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.68m
11:04PM0.47m
11:15AM0.72m
00:02AM0.52m
12:15PM0.72m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:56
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6:58
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7:00
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5:55
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5:53
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5:52
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Temp °C
9
8
8
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
1
2
1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
4
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