Kennebunk Beach surf break

Kennebunk Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Kennebunk Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
0.1
E
16
1.1
SSE
7
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
125
103
84
56
56
55
54
40
39
28
28
28
36
38
39
39
38
79
134
157
5
121
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
NW
10
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:05PM2.95m
00:16AM3.45m
12:59PM2.91m
1:10AM3.40m
1:55PM2.84m
2:07AM3.30m
Low Tide
5:58PM-0.08m
6:42AM-0.43m
6:50PM-0.04m
7:37AM-0.36m
7:46PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
25
27
26
23
19
16
14
13
14
13
13
11
13
15
18
22
29
32
32
29
26
23
22
24
21
23
23
22
17
15
12
10
10
8
9
9
12
15
18
22
28
29
31
28
25
22
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
9
1
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
167
125
103
84
56
56
55
54
40
39
28
28
26
25
26
24
18
38
53
85
157
187
121
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
98
4
1
4
28
28
38
39
39
7
26
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
6
12
4
7
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
8
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
8
12
36
28
30
2
31
79
134
10
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
11
209
210
215
462
462
462
462
462
11
11
11
578
49
11
45
45
220
220
247
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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