Maine Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Maine Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maine Beach sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Maine Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maine Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
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
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
136
106
74
72
48
34
32
26
18
18
19
138
185
181
127
103
107
142
128
102
112
175
302
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
S
5
N
5
NNE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:43AM2.61m
8:13PM2.72m
8:38AM2.67m
9:02PM2.91m
9:33AM2.75m
9:51PM3.09m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.27m
2:25AM0.22m
2:41PM0.19m
3:17AM0.02m
3:30PM0.10m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:57
7:58
7:59
2
4
13
2
Temp °C
8
9
12
13
14
12
10
10
9
9
8
12
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
4
4
8
11
11
8
7
7
7
6
4
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
140
136
106
74
72
48
34
32
26
18
18
19
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
102
112
175
302
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
5
6
3
4
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
5
1
12
11
11
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
4
6
4
7
138
185
181
127
103
107
142
128
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
0
38
0
34
51
1330
1936
886
494
668
421
235
220
224
403
265
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)
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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