Wells Jetties surfForecast / Maine / USA

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

How big are the waves at Wells Jetties today?

The current surf forecast for Wells Jetties at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
151
54
84
67
51
42
42
41
40
28
28
28
20
20
26
21
27
27
26
25
67
236
226
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
SW
20
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:11PM2.90m
00:21AM3.41m
1:04PM2.90m
1:14AM3.39m
2:00PM2.86m
Low Tide
5:51AM-0.42m
5:59PM-0.05m
6:43AM-0.45m
6:51PM-0.02m
7:37AM-0.42m
7:46PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
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
16
18
24
26
26
23
19
15
13
13
14
14
14
12
14
16
17
21
28
33
33
29
24
23
14
16
19
22
23
21
17
13
11
10
10
9
10
9
13
16
16
21
27
30
31
28
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
78
151
45
84
67
51
42
42
41
40
28
28
28
20
7
17
18
17
12
26
21
67
136
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
15
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
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
41
40
54
4
6
4
20
9
9
27
27
3
25
10
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
4
6
3
13
13
3
3
3
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
4
6
26
21
21
20
15
2
1
236
226
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)
41
41
7
7
7
7
7
206
211
376
466
466
466
466
58
7
7
7
433
1337
45
7
216
426
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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