Kennebunk Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.34° N 70.51° W

Kennebunk Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Kennebunk Beach sea temperature is
19.6° 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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach at 6AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.2
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
94
90
133
139
85
43
34
26
19
15
12
12
30
59
229
214
153
93
89
79
40
32
23
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM2.82m
3:26PM2.88m
3:53AM2.63m
4:12PM2.79m
4:45AM2.46m
5:01PM2.69m
Low Tide
9:08AM0.08m
9:38PM0.15m
9:54AM0.26m
10:30PM0.26m
10:42AM0.42m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
23
24
22
23
22
Feels °C
18
19
16
18
17
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
19
20
23
23
21
25
22
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