
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maine Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Maine Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Maine Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 59 | 135 | 144 | 170 | 82 | 72 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:38AM3.16m | 3:13PM2.97m | 3:31AM2.99m | 4:04PM2.93m | 4:26AM2.81m | 4:55PM2.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM-0.18m | 9:12PM0.05m | 9:40AM-0.04m | 10:09PM0.13m | 10:31AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 115 | 82 | 72 | 48 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 12 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 14 | 59 | 135 | 144 | 170 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | 11 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 470 | 592 | 886 | 2841 | 3104 | 545 | 868 | 625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 205 | 200 | 199 | 205 | 223 | 223 | 205 | 235 | 235 | 592 | 235 |
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