Wells · York County · Maine
Wells Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Maine
Wells Beach, Maine: 2 ft, waist high, at 12 pm EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 11 seconds from the southeast, with a 12 mph offshore wind from the west, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 53°F, so a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 5:46 pm.
2 ft
waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 11 s · SE
- Wind
- 12 mph (W), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 9.7 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:46 pm
- Water
- 53°F5/4 hooded
- Air
- 53°Ffeels like 43°F
- Sun
- rise 6:29 amset 4:23 pm
Wells Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Wells Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising low tide.
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 Wells Beach: 6 am, Fair, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 2.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 21 | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 22 | 8.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 9.9 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 3.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 15 | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 1.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 1.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 3.4 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 5.6 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 7.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 9.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 9.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 7.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 5.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 1.1 ft |
Wells Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Wells Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 180 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 53% 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.
Wells Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Wells Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 2–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Wells Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
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
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 11 s · SE | 12 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 20 | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.1 ft · 10 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 21 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 14 | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 20 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–5 ft | Poor | 2.1 ft · 7 s · ESE | 20 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 31 | 19 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 31 | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.9 ft · 8 s · E | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 8 s · E | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 7 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 11 | 4 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 9 | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 8 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | calm | 4 pm |
Wells Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Wells Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.7 ft at 5:05 am, high 10.0 ft at 11:23 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:46 pm and high 8.7 ft at 11:58 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 9.7 ft and falling.
Wells Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.7 ft at 5:05 amHigh 10.0 ft at 11:23 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:46 pmHigh 8.7 ft at 11:58 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:50 amHigh 9.7 ft at 12:01 pmLow 0.0 ft at 6:25 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.4 ft at 12:36 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:24 amHigh 9.5 ft at 12:37 pmLow 0.9 ft at 7 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.4 ft at 1:13 amLow 2.1 ft at 7:02 amHigh 9.7 ft at 1:17 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:45 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.4 ft at 1:56 amLow 2.6 ft at 7:49 amHigh 9.1 ft at 1:57 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.7 ft at 2:43 amLow 2.3 ft at 8:37 amHigh 8.2 ft at 2:45 pmLow 1.0 ft at 9:18 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.0 ft at 3:33 amLow 1.8 ft at 9:29 amHigh 7.4 ft at 3:38 pmLow 0.7 ft at 10:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 6.7 ft at 4:27 amLow 1.6 ft at 10:24 amHigh 7.2 ft at 4:36 pmLow 0.9 ft at 11 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | High 6.9 ft at 5:19 amLow 1.5 ft at 11:22 amHigh 7.2 ft at 5:33 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Wells Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Wells Beach is about 53°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 43°F and a 12 mph wind, a 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 51 and 53°F.
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 Wells Beach
- Wells Jetties1.0 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Good
- Moody Point1.6 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Moody Beach2.5 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Ogunquit Beach3.9 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Ogunquit Rivermouth4.3 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Gooch's Beach4.9 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Wells Beach
Wells Beach is a beach break in Wells, York County, Maine, facing east-southeast.
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