Maine Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 EST
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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
5.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Maine Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maine Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1211111010999998888888889991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161126908276705384103935946456866646361691441381537345
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02AM
2.79
10:41PM
2.39
10:42AM
2.86
11:19PM
2.46
11:20AM
2.90
11:55PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.03
4:24AM
0.32
5:03PM
-0.03
5:02AM
0.25
5:38PM
-0.08
5:39AM
0.19
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset--4:34-------4:35-------4:36-----
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-111210111320-2-2-3-3-20-1-3-3-5-6-7
Feels °C (?)-6-4-5-4-4-5-3-4-4-1-1-4-8-8-8-7-8-8-8-10-11-14-14-15
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