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Doc Browns currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Doc Browns is typically when swell comes from the SE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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Cape Elizabeth, Maine

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0.7ft

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16kt

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15°C

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Good surfing conditions. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 9s ground swell but getting breezy at 11kt

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Sunday

May 10

FAIR5 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 10-17kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	8s	SW	10kt	W	13kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	10kt	WNW	14kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
9:24 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	12s	SW	11kt	W	15kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
10:24 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:24 AM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	15°C	20°C	1mm
12:24 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	SW	11kt	SW	15kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
1:24 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	9s	SW	10kt	NW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
2:24 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	12kt	W	16kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
3:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	11kt	SW	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
4:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	12kt	SW	—kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
5:24 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	9s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
6:24 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	16kt	SW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	14kt	NW	19kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
10:24 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	SW	13kt	NW	—kt	25°C	19°C	2mm
11:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	14kt	NW	19kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
12:24 AM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	18°C	0mm
1:24 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SW	13kt	W	18kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
2:24 AM	POOR	0.9ft	10s	SW	16kt	SW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
3:24 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
4:24 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SW	17kt	WNW	24kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:24 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	15kt	WSW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
6:24 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	15kt	SW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm

Monday

May 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.1-0.7ft 💨 13-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	17kt	NW	23kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
8:24 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	18kt	SW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 AM	POOR	0.6ft	12s	SW	16kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
10:24 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	20kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
11:24 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	16kt	NW	—kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
12:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	14kt	W	—kt	14°C	20°C	1mm
1:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
2:24 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:24 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
4:24 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	14°C	19°C	2mm
5:24 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
6:24 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:24 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SW	16kt	SW	—kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:24 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	18kt	WNW	25kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:24 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
11:24 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	17kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
12:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	17kt	SW	24kt	28°C	19°C	1mm
1:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	17kt	WNW	24kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:24 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	14kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
3:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	22kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
4:24 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:24 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	13kt	W	18kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
6:24 AM	POOR	0.1ft	9s	SW	13kt	SW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm

Tuesday

May 12

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 0.1-0.8ft 💨 7-16kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	15kt	SW	21kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 AM	POOR	0.1ft	10s	SW	16kt	SW	22kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
9:24 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	14kt	W	19kt	19°C	20°C	3mm
10:24 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	11kt	NW	—kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	12kt	WNW	17kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
12:24 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	12kt	NW	17kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
1:24 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
2:24 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
3:24 PM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	10kt	NW	—kt	13°C	20°C	1mm
4:24 PM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	12kt	SW	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
5:24 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
6:24 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SW	9kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	19°C	1mm
7:24 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	9kt	SW	13kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SW	11kt	SW	15kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
10:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	25°C	20°C	2mm
11:24 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	9s	SW	9kt	W	13kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
12:24 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
1:24 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	8s	SW	10kt	NW	13kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
2:24 AM	EXCELLENT	0.6ft	11s	SW	7kt	WNW	10kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
3:24 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	9s	SW	10kt	SW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
4:24 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	9kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
5:24 AM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	12s	SW	7kt	NW	—kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
6:24 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	8kt	W	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

May 13

EXCELLENT15 excellent hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 3-8kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	11s	SW	7kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
8:24 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	11s	SW	8kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	10s	SW	7kt	W	10kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
10:24 AM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	8kt	WSW	11kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
11:24 AM	GOOD	0.9ft	11s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
12:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.9ft	12s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
1:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	10s	SW	4kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	6kt	NW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
4:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
5:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	10s	SW	4kt	NW	5kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	6kt	SW	8kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
7:24 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	8s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	5kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
9:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	6kt	W	8kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
10:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	3kt	SW	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
11:24 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	9s	SW	5kt	NW	7kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
12:24 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
1:24 AM	EXCELLENT	0.6ft	10s	SW	4kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:24 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	12s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	20°C	3mm
3:24 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	5kt	W	7kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
4:24 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	8s	SW	5kt	W	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	5kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
6:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	12s	SW	5kt	W	8kt	25°C	18°C	0mm

Thursday

May 14

GOOD18 good hours

🌊 0.1-0.4ft 💨 3-9kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	3kt	WSW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	10s	SW	3kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
9:24 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	3kt	SW	5kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
10:24 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	4kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	9s	SW	3kt	W	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
12:24 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	6kt	WSW	8kt	14°C	21°C	1mm
1:24 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	SW	5kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	19°C	1mm
2:24 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:24 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	5kt	SW	6kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
4:24 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	9s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
5:24 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	11s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:24 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	12s	SW	4kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:24 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	11s	SW	6kt	WNW	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:24 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
9:24 PM	FAIR	0.1ft	9s	SW	6kt	WNW	9kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
10:24 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	4kt	WSW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
11:24 PM	GOOD	0.1ft	10s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
12:24 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	9s	SW	6kt	SW	8kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
1:24 AM	FAIR	0.1ft	11s	SW	8kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:24 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	9s	SW	7kt	W	10kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
3:24 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	12s	SW	9kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
4:24 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
5:24 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	6kt	WSW	9kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
6:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	7kt	WSW	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Friday

May 15

FAIR9 good hours

🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 7-16kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	7kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
8:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	12s	SW	9kt	W	—kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
9:24 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	7kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
10:24 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	8kt	WSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	3mm
11:24 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	10kt	WSW	14kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
12:24 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	9kt	WNW	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
1:24 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	10kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
3:24 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	SW	11kt	W	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
4:24 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	8s	SW	12kt	WSW	16kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
5:24 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:24 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	12kt	W	17kt	17°C	21°C	2mm
7:24 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	12kt	WNW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
8:24 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	13kt	W	19kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
10:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
11:24 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	15kt	WSW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
12:24 AM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SW	11kt	W	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
1:24 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	12kt	NW	17kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
2:24 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
3:24 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	14kt	WSW	19kt	29°C	19°C	2mm
4:24 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	14kt	NW	19kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
5:24 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	27°C	19°C	3mm
6:24 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	14kt	WNW	19kt	25°C	20°C	0mm

Saturday

May 16

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 13-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
7:24 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SW	16kt	WNW	23kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
8:24 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
9:24 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
10:24 AM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	16kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
11:24 AM	POOR	0.7ft	8s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
12:24 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SW	17kt	NW	24kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
1:24 PM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
2:24 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	W	20kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:24 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
4:24 PM	POOR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	14°C	21°C	3mm
5:24 PM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	15kt	WNW	20kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
6:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	8s	SW	15kt	W	21kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
7:24 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	17kt	WSW	24kt	19°C	18°C	1mm
8:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	12s	SW	17kt	W	—kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
9:24 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
10:24 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	25°C	20°C	1mm
11:24 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
12:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	18kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
1:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	17kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
3:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
4:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	14kt	W	19kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
5:24 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
6:24 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	25°C	20°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.6ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:10-18kt W

Water Temperature:18-21°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Doc Browns in Maine is a sheltered reef and point break with unreliable waves and no clear seasonal pattern. The best conditions arise with offshore winds from the northwest and a swell coming from the east. This left-hand point break works best around high tide and can get crowded when it’s working. Surfers should be cautious of rips, pollution, and rocks. The best time for consistent, clean waves is during winter, especially in January.

Best Swell Direction: SE

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionE

Ideal Wind DirectionNW

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