Wells · York County · Maine
Wells Jetties Surf Report & Forecast, Maine
Wells Jetties, Maine: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 10 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 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 -0.1 ft at 5:07 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 10 s · SE
- Wind
- 11 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 2.4 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 5:07 pm
- Water
- 53°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 54°Ffeels like 46°F
- Sun
- rise 6:28 amset 4:24 pm
Wells Jetties surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Wells Jetties: 5 pm, Good, on a falling 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 Jetties: 6 am, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 2.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 3.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 8.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 9.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 10.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 9.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 7.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 4.9 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 24 | -0.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 21 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (W), gusts 19 | 2.6 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 4.8 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 8.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 9.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 9.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 8.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 18 | 3.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
Wells Jetties waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Wells Jetties arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 30 s
- Lulls
- about 152 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 21% 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 Jetties surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Wells Jetties: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Wells Jetties 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 9 s · SE | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 18 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 11 s · SE | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.1 ft · 10 s · SE | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 12 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 10 s · ESE | 5 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 12 | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–7 ft | Great | 5.8 ft · 9 s · ESE | 20 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 32 | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 26 | 3 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 8 s · ESE | 12 mph offshore (N), gusts 18 | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 8 s · SSE | 9 mph offshore (NW), gusts 17 | 13 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.3 ft · 9 s · SE | 7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 12 | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | calm | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Wells Jetties are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Wells Jetties tide chart and tide times
Tides at Wells Jetties today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:26 am, high 10.2 ft at 10:45 am, low -0.1 ft at 5:07 pm and high 8.9 ft at 11:17 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.4 ft and falling.
Wells Jetties tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:26 amHigh 10.2 ft at 10:45 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 8.9 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 5:11 amHigh 9.9 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 9.3 ft at 11:56 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 8.0 ft at 12:33 amLow 1.3 ft at 6:21 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:37 pmLow 0.8 ft at 6:59 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.6 ft at 1:17 amLow 2.7 ft at 7:01 amHigh 10.0 ft at 1:14 pmLow 1.6 ft at 7:46 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 1.3 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.7 ft at 2:44 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:35 amHigh 8.6 ft at 2:47 pmLow 1.4 ft at 9:20 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.2 ft at 3:31 amLow 2.1 ft at 9:27 amHigh 7.8 ft at 3:40 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.1 ft at 4:26 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:24 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Wells Jetties water temperature
The water temperature at Wells Jetties is about 53°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 46°F and an 11 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 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 Jetties
- Wells Beach1.0 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Moody Point2.6 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Moody Beach3.5 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Gooch's Beach4.0 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- Ogunquit Beach4.9 mi SSW · 2 ft · Fair
- Ogunquit Rivermouth5.3 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
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About Wells Jetties
Wells Jetties is a jetty in Wells, York County, Maine, facing southeast. Also called Wells Harbor and Webhannet River.
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