Maine:
Sand Beach (Acadia) Surf Report
Score Chart:
0-15: conditions are poor in most regards.
16-25: conditions are surfable, but not great.
26-35: conditions are solid, favoring good surf.
36-45: you should be in the water!
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Some spots will only break when the swell is coming from a certain direction. This is especially true for reef and point breaks. Many of the best waves in the world are formed when waves hit the bottom in precisely the right way. When the swell is hitting a break directly, the waves will be bigger, cleaner, and more powerful. If you know the swell is coming from the East and your usual spot takes SE, hop in your car (or get out a map) and find a place that can maximize the current swell direction. You'll get more and better sessions if you know a couple of different spots for each swell direction.
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2/26/08: The reports for Maine and New Hampshire are BACK ONLINE as NOAA has finally attended to the local wavebuoys that were downed on January 1st! Thanks everyone for your patience, and thanks to NOAA for following through with their maintenance schedule.
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Wave Height: 2 ft
Swell Period: 8 secs
Swell Direction: SSE
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind Direction: Onshore (S)
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TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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Last Updated: July 8, 2008, 9:41 pm EST
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