🇺🇸 OGUNQUIT, MAINE

Ogunquit

Southern Maine's premier surf beach

FLAT

Live Conditions

Conditions Summary

Small 1.5ft surf — but short 9s period indicates wind swell, expect choppy conditions — but swell direction is marginal for this spot — Clean 5mph offshore winds grooming the surface

HIGH CONFIDENCEFresh buoy data + calibrated transformation

Why it's FLAT

Swell Direction

Primary swell is 331° — wrong angle. This spot needs 80° swells to break properly.

Swell Period

3s — this is wind chop, not groundswell. Waves will be weak and disorganized.

Wind

5mph offshore — clean, grooming the wave face

Tide

High tide — some spots get mushy at peak high

Season

September is peak season for this spot

Data Confidence

Fresh buoy data with calibrated coastal transformation

At the Break

1.5ft

HIGH CONFIDENCE

Fresh buoy data + calibrated transformation

Period

✗ Wind swell

Wind

5mph

OFFSHORE

Water

62°F

3/2 wetsuit

Live Buoy 44098

2.0ft

41 min ago

Swell Direction

35%

Wind Direction

100%

Primary Swell

0.6ft @ 5.4s

SE 144°

Secondary Swell

0.5ft @ 10.2s

SE 127°

10 Day Outlook

2.8ft

TODAY

Sep 12

(10s)

2.8ft

TMRW

Sep 13

(10s)

2.8ft

MON

Sep 14

(9s)

2.6ft

TUE

Sep 15

(7s)

3.3ft

WED

Sep 16

(9s)

4.0ft

THU

Sep 17

(9s)

3.7ft

FRI

Sep 18

(7s)

3.0ft

SAT

Sep 19

(6s)

1.7ft

SUN

Sep 20

(11s)

1.7ft

MON

Sep 21

(11s)

Best this week: WED Sep 16 — 3.3ft

Best next week: SAT Sep 19 — 3.0ft

Model Breakdown

ECMWF (45%)1.1ft

ICON (35%)0.9ft

GFS (20%)1.2ft

Model confidence95%

Updated every 30 mins · Open-Meteo ECMWF + ICON + GFS

About

Ogunquit Beach is a 3-mile sandbar beach in southern Maine, the main surf destination north of Massachusetts. Picks up the same Atlantic swell as the New Hampshire coast. Quieter town than the NH beaches, with a strong local scene and real seasonal variation. Hurricane swell and winter Nor'easters deliver the best conditions.

The Break

Ogunquit Beach — long exposed sandbar beach. Peaks reshape with each storm.

Ideal Conditions

E/NE swell 3-8ft, offshore W/NW wind, mid tide

Best Months

Jan

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Nov

Dec

Best months highlighted · Current: Sep

Trip Planner

Ogunquit Maine Beach Weekend

Weekend · 3 Days

Friday

Drive from Boston (1.5 hrs) to Ogunquit. Check the 3-mile sandbar beach.

Saturday

Dawn patrol at Ogunquit Beach. Afternoon explore the quiet town.

Sunday

Morning session, drive home.

Southern Maine Beach Week

Full Week · 7 Days

Day 1

Arrive Ogunquit, settle in, scout the long sandbar beach.

Day 2-4

Multiple sessions. Sandbars reshape with each storm.

Day 5

Final session, explore the quiet Maine town.

Local Knowledge

Parking is painful in summer — go in the off-season for empty beaches and better waves.

Quieter alternative to NH beaches.

Strong local scene.

3-mile long sandbar with consistent peaks.