Wells, United States

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Cottages and bathing beach, looking east from casino, Wells Beach, Maine (66127) — Wells Beach. Photo: Tichnor Brothers, Publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Wells

Wells is a town in Maine, United States. From Wells you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Wells Beach, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PSM, 34 km away.

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Staying in Wells

24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PSM, 34 km, PWM, 42 km, MHT, 82 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Wells.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Wells too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

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Short Sands16.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in York, 5 km

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft213 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Short Sands, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C

Short Sands Beach16.6 kmabout 30 min by carStays in York, 5 km

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft213 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Short Sands Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	5 ft6 smushy	213kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots	12°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C

Ogunquit Rivermouth8.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ogunquit

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ogunquit Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	12kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	55, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C

Ogunquit Beach7.4 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Ogunquit, 1 km

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft49 kJ

5 ft255 kJ

5 ft170 kJ

5 ft272 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

4 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ogunquit Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	12kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	49kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft8 smushy	255kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	170kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	272kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C

Long Sands,York Beach,ME17.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in York, 4 km

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

4 ft175 kJ

3 ft113 kJ

4 ft168 kJ

2 ft52 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Long Sands,York Beach,ME, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	11kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	11°C
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	51, good	4 ft7 smushy	175kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	3 ft7 smushy	113kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft7 smushy	168kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	2 ft7 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C

Kennebunk beach9.2 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Kennebunk, 4 km

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Kennebunk beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 shollow	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-west, 13 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	10°C

Wells Beach2.2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft160 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Wells Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	7kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft7 smushy	42kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	4 ft7 smushy	160kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-west, 11 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore	12°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	3 ft6 smushy	63kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	13°C

Timber Island16.8 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Kennebunkport, 7 km

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Timber Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Wells, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Wells

Home Town PizzaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Las Olas TaqueriaMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
North Star CantinaBarbecue · 0.1 km from the centre
Yodeling Clam Lobster PoundSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Joshua'sAmerican · 0.3 km from the centre
Egg and IBreakfast and brunch · 0.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits