Maine Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Maine Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Maine Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
51
50
42
41
40
28
28
20
20
29
23
20
27
27
26
28
71
117
117
135
70
56
26
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
N
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:21AM3.41m
1:04PM2.90m
1:14AM3.39m
2:00PM2.86m
2:10AM3.31m
Low Tide
5:59PM-0.05m
6:43AM-0.45m
6:51PM-0.02m
7:37AM-0.42m
7:46PM0.04m
8:33AM-0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
26
24
19
16
14
13
13
13
13
11
14
17
19
22
30
33
32
28
24
23
21
24
30
31
24
23
17
14
12
9
9
8
9
9
14
17
19
22
29
30
30
28
23
22
20
23
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
Energy kJ
67
51
50
42
41
40
28
28
20
20
15
23
20
15
13
26
28
71
117
117
84
70
56
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
1
6
4
20
8
9
27
27
3
25
5
5
5
5
5
5
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
3
13
13
3
3
3
5
5
3
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
1.2
S
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
4
7
9
29
2
17
15
1
3
3
2
135
2
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
199
199
210
358
470
224
470
470
0
34
0
0
426
421
0
34
34
436
0
420
431
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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