Pemaquid Point

Pemaquid Point is an S-facing point break in Bristol, Maine, United States. It picks up swell from ESE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 67% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: an island gap lets in swell from 97.5° (E) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 314 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Point

Faces

S (180°)

Best swell

ESE to S (115°–187°), 12 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–8 ft at the beach

Swell window

ESE to S (115.5° to 187.5°)

Rare slot

island gap, 97.5° E

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 8416501

Wave buoy

PORTLAND - 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME · 62 km away

Cams

2 (2 play here)