Maine Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
11.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Maine Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Maine Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
E
5
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
16
16
10
10
4
6
6
6
6
6
6
17
5
12
18
65
998
926
707
910
730
822
435
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
0
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
WNW
5
NW
45
NE
35
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM2.58m
10:23PM2.90m
11:00AM2.56m
11:03PM2.91m
11:42AM2.55m
Low Tide
3:57AM0.10m
4:04PM0.35m
4:42AM0.06m
4:45PM0.38m
5:24AM0.04m
5:25PM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
3
3
1
5
4
1
3
5
2
Temp °C
16
13
15
15
15
15
15
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
8
7
4
5
9
12
13
10
14
11
13
13
14
14
13
8
7
8
10
11
8
7
7
7
7
-3
-4
-2
2
7
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
8
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
9
Energy kJ
27
16
16
10
10
4
4
6
3
6
2
2
2
5
12
13
3
643
542
460
435
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
4
4
1
3
4
2
6
1
6
6
1
2
4
3
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
4
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
E
5
3
ENE
8
3
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
6
4
3
2
17
5
12
18
65
998
926
707
910
730
822
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
Distance (km)
237
224
270
224
205
284
157
224
313
284
284
852
1320
1320
148
470
0
483
827
600
883
1779
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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