Kennebunk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.34° N 70.51° W

Kennebunk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kennebunk Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
1.7° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
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)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.9
S
5
0.1
SE
13
0.8
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
8
9
7
8
8
10
28
42
7
37
9
9
9
9
15
15
14
9
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM2.85m
11:44PM3.27m
12:21PM2.95m
00:36AM3.24m
1:09PM3.01m
Low Tide
5:23PM-0.02m
6:05AM-0.31m
6:17PM-0.08m
6:53AM-0.30m
7:08PM-0.09m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
24
23
21
20
18
19
23
23
24
22
20
17
17
18
22
24
25
21
18
Feels °C
25
25
23
22
20
20
17
19
24
23
25
22
19
16
16
16
18
20
21
18
15
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