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Fortunes Rocks Surf Report & Forecast, Biddeford, Maine

Fortunes Rocks, Biddeford, Maine: 2–3 ft, waist to chest high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with a 9 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 16 mph. Water is about 53°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 5:06 pm.

Fair

2–3 ft

waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft

Swell from the southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 9 mph, offshore; the beach faces northwest.NSWE
first light 5:57 amrating through the daylast light 4:53 pm
Swell
2.0 ft · 11 s · SEplus 0.1 ft · 4 s · SW
Wind
9 mph (WNW), gusts 16offshore
Tide
2.3 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 5:06 pm
Water
53°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
55°Ffeels like 50°F
Sun
rise 6:27 amset 4:23 pm

Fortunes Rocks surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Fortunes Rocks: 5 pm, Fair, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Fortunes Rocks today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15113–4 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:27 am4:23 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Fortunes Rocks tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15113–4 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Fair8 am: Fair9 am: Fair10 am: Fair11 am: Good12 pm: Fair1 pm: Fair2 pm: Fair3 pm: Poor to Fair4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Fortunes Rocks: 11 am, Good, on a falling high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 192.0 ft
7 am2 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 204.0 ft
8 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 196.4 ft
9 am2 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 198.5 ft
10 am2 ftPoor11 mph offshore (W), gusts 199.9 ft
11 am2 ftPoor9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 1710.2 ft
12 pm2 ftFair8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 159.3 ft
1 pm2–3 ftFair9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 167.4 ft
2 pm3 ftFair9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 154.8 ft
3 pmnow3 ftFair10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 172.3 ft
4 pm3 ftFair12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 220.6 ft
5 pm3–4 ftFair14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 25-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am3 ftFair13 mph offshore (W), gusts 201.2 ft
7 am3–4 ftFair12 mph offshore (W), gusts 192.6 ft
8 am3–4 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 184.8 ft
9 am3–4 ftFair12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 197.1 ft
10 am2–3 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 178.9 ft
11 am2–3 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 169.9 ft
12 pm2–3 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 179.7 ft
1 pm2–3 ftFair11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 188.5 ft
2 pm2–3 ftFair10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 176.2 ft
3 pm2–3 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 163.7 ft
4 pm2–3 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 171.5 ft
5 pm2–3 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 170.2 ft

Fortunes Rocks waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Fortunes Rocks arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and soft.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every minute, with about 43 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 3.0 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
Lulls
about 43 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
Breaking
25% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Fortunes Rocks surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Fortunes Rocks: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–4 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.

Fortunes Rocks surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2462–4Mon, Nov 9: FairMonNov 92–4Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 101–2Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 111–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 124–7Fri, Nov 13: GoodFriNov 132–4Sat, Nov 14: GoodSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–1Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

Days 11–16 for Fortunes Rocks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Fortunes Rocks 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 92–4 ftFair1.7 ft · 9 s · SE11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 199 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 155 pm
Tue, Nov 102–4 ftGood2.2 ft · 11 s · SE11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 1810 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 1711 am
Wed, Nov 111–2 ftPoor1.2 ft · 4 s · WSW11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 1710 mph offshore (W), gusts 176 am
Thu, Nov 121 ftPoor0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE7 mph cross-shore (NNE)7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 125 pm
Fri, Nov 134–7 ftGood4.3 ft · 9 s · ESE24 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 3218 mph offshore (NW), gusts 243 pm
Sat, Nov 142–4 ftGood3.1 ft · 8 s · E14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1912 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 187 am
Sun, Nov 150–1 ftPoor0.7 ft · 8 s · SSE12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 2016 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 277 am
Mon, Nov 160–1 ftPoor0.4 ft · 9 s · SSE8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1310 mph offshore (NW), gusts 167 am
Tue, Nov 170–1 ftPoor—7 mph offshore (NNW)5 mph offshore (WNW)1 pm
Wed, Nov 180–1 ftPoor—5 mph offshore (WNW)4 mph offshore (W)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Fortunes Rocks are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Fortunes Rocks tide chart and tide times

Tides at Fortunes Rocks today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:25 am, high 10.2 ft at 10:43 am, low -0.2 ft at 5:06 pm and high 8.9 ft at 11:15 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Fortunes Rocks, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.3 ft, fallingLow 0.6 ft4:25 amHigh 10.2 ft10:43 amLow -0.2 ft5:06 pmHigh 8.9 ft11:15 pmLow 0.8 ft5:09 amHigh 9.9 ft11:21 amLow -0.1 ft5:44 pmHigh 8.7 ft11:56 pmLow 1.0 ft5:48 amHigh 9.3 ft11:54 amLow -0.1 ft6:19 pmHigh 8.0 ft12:31 amLow 1.2 ft6:20 am
Tide height at Fortunes Rocks, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Fortunes Rocks tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.6 ft at 4:25 amHigh 10.2 ft at 10:43 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 8.9 ft at 11:15 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.8 ft at 5:09 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:21 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:44 pmHigh 8.7 ft at 11:56 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 1.0 ft at 5:48 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:54 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:19 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 8.0 ft at 12:31 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:20 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:35 pmLow 0.7 ft at 6:57 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 8.6 ft at 1:15 amLow 2.6 ft at 6:59 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:13 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:44 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 8.4 ft at 1:54 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:47 amHigh 9.1 ft at 1:55 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:28 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.7 ft at 2:42 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:33 amHigh 8.5 ft at 2:45 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:18 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.2 ft at 3:29 amLow 2.0 ft at 9:25 amHigh 7.8 ft at 3:38 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:07 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.1 ft at 4:24 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:22 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:34 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Fortunes Rocks water temperature

The water temperature at Fortunes Rocks is about 53°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 50°F and a 9 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 53°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 53 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 52 to 53 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood53°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Fortunes Rocks

Spots near Fortunes Rocks with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Fortunes RocksOld Orchard BeachPine PointGooch's BeachScarborough BeachHiggins BeachWells Jetties

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About Fortunes Rocks

Fortunes Rocks is a beach break in Biddeford, York County, Maine, facing southeast. Also called Fortune Rocks.

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