Head Beach

Head Beach is an SE-facing beach break in Phippsburg, Maine, United States. It picks up swell from E to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 61% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SE (142°)

Best swell

ESE to S (102°–182°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

W to N offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

E to S (93.5° to 182.5°)

Offshore wind

NW

Tide

NOAA station 8416796

Wave buoy

PORTLAND - 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME · 32 km away

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