
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Maine Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Maine Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Maine Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 143 | 316 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44AM3.29m | 2:23PM2.97m | 2:38AM3.16m | 3:13PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM-0.03m | 7:59AM-0.30m | 8:16PM-0.00m | 8:50AM-0.18m | 9:12PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 143 | 316 | 268 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 886 | 326 | 284 | 886 | 883 | 478 | 480 | 470 | 470 | 501 | 478 | 480 | 886 | 478 | 3648 | 2841 | 1779 | 567 | 494 |
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