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Kennebunk beach, United States

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About Kennebunk beach

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (169°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (349°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 5°C in February, its coldest month (5/4 or 6/5, hood, boots and gloves), and 19°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Kennebunk, 4 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 14°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 5 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PWM, direct.

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Kennebunk beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct71 ft8 shollow7kJ10°C
Mon 19Oct172 ft7 smushy42kJ11°C
Tue 20Oct525 ft8 smushy287kJ14°C
Wed 21Oct444 ft7 smushy160kJ12°C
Thu 22Oct365 ft7 smushy205kJ15°C
Fri 23Oct322 ft7 smushy61kJ11°C
Sat 24Oct413 ft6 smushy63kJ9°C
Sun 25Oct71 ft4 smushy4kJ11°C
Mon 26Oct71 ft7 smushy5kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct91 ft6 smushy4kJ11°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 55 min by road. About 5h 15 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Kennebunk beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Kennebunk beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Kennebunk beach

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 5 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Kennebunk beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 7 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kennebunk beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PWM, then 55 min by road. About 5h 15 door to door

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Rough cost

About £890–£1,600 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£150–£305
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£60–£105
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£890–£1,600

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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