Wells Jetties surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Wells Jetties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wells Jetties sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wells Jetties today?

The current surf forecast for Wells Jetties at 7PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Wells Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
74
72
56
34
32
26
18
18
19
85
185
181
107
82
100
122
132
132
149
198
204
117
266
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
W
10
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:13PM2.72m
8:38AM2.67m
9:02PM2.91m
9:33AM2.75m
9:51PM3.09m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.27m
2:25AM0.22m
2:41PM0.19m
3:17AM0.02m
3:30PM0.10m
4:09AM-0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
1
2
6
8
8
7
6
3
Temp °C
12
13
14
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
7
7
6
7
5
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
7
8
7
5
5
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
106
74
72
56
34
32
26
18
18
19
17
10
10
10
10
10
10
132
132
149
198
204
117
266
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
E
11
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
1
SE
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
2
2
5
6
7
4
10
10
10
10
10
2
96
120
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
5
1
12
11
11
10
10
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
7
6
4
6
85
185
181
107
82
100
122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
466
7
7
7
45
1233
1337
1094
880
486
501
685
242
320
230
365
272
242
138
138
206
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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