Maine Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
7.8° 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: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
71
69
122
338
482
411
518
288
288
305
379
417
456
317
158
107
69
54
45
45
29
28
22
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:37PM2.45m
2:37AM2.77m
3:19PM2.40m
3:20AM2.70m
4:04PM2.35m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.11m
8:22PM0.50m
9:00AM0.19m
9:04PM0.56m
9:43AM0.26m
9:49PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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5:30
5:28
5:28
5:26
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7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
1
7
3
2
1
Temp °C
11
13
19
21
20
18
16
15
14
14
18
17
15
13
13
10
9
9
10
12
13
10
9
8
7
8
14
15
13
12
12
12
11
10
13
12
10
9
11
8
8
8
8
9
10
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
1.6
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
280
2
2
5
5
5
256
158
107
69
54
45
45
29
28
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5
2
2
10
2
2
2
2
4
8
5
6
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
2
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
104
71
69
122
338
482
411
518
288
288
305
379
417
456
317
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
235
235
2054
2112
2057
2605
1728
1732
1779
1779
1646
2053
1322
420
235
0
0
0
51
220
40
208
38
223
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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