Doc Browns
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 3 ft swell at 7 s, 4 hours of offshore wind
Tue 3 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 16kJ
- Wind
- N 2 kn
- Temp
- 13°C
Wed 4 · 4 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- WSW 3 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 3 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 4kJ
- Wind
- SW 9 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Fri 6 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 37kJ
- Wind
- WNW 3 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 7 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 28kJ
- Wind
- N 7 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- NW 8 kn
- Temp
- 11°C
Mon 9 · 20 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft7 smushy
- Energy
- 67kJ
- Wind
- E 3 kn
- Temp
- 9°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 27, too small
- Tue 38, too small
- Wed 44, too small
- Thu 53, too small
- Fri 620, too small
- Sat 77, too small
- Sun 828, too small
- Mon 920, too small
- Tue 1013, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 10 °C4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 7, too small | 1 ft9 ssoft2 ft at break (est.) | 30kJ | wind from the south-west, 8 knots | 16°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 16kJ | offshorewind from the north, 2 knots, offshore | 13°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 4, too small | 1 ft8 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 3, too small | 1 ft8 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 4kJ | wind from the south-west, 9 knots | 15°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 37kJ | offshorewind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, offshore | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 7, too small | 2 ft6 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 28kJ | offshorewind from the north, 7 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 8 knots, offshore | 11°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 20, too small | 3 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | wind from the east, 3 knots | 9°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 13, too small | 2 ft7 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 56kJ | wind from the north-east, 7 knots | 10°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovHigh 04:28 +1.2 mLow 10:30 −1.2 mHigh 16:49 +1.5 mLow 23:14 −1.5 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 05:34 +1.3 mLow 11:39 −1.3 mHigh 17:57 +1.4 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 00:16 −1.4 mHigh 06:36 +1.4 mLow 12:44 −1.4 mHigh 19:02 +1.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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Photos of Doc Browns
More surf near here
5 places
- TWO LIGHTS 1.8 km away
- Higgins Beach 4.2 km away
- Scarborough 6.2 km away
- Old Orchard Beach (OOB) 12.9 km away
- Fortunes Rocks 17.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Doc Browns
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (132°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (312°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 950 m out (1 in 97). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. 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). The town to stay in is Scarborough, 9.4 km away (about 20 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.
Water about 10°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$992–US$1,780 each
about US$992–US$1,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to PWM, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$174–US$362 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$27–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$992–US$1,780 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
about 20 min by car
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Scarborough its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Old Orchard Beach on Booking.com
about 25 min by car · 126 places to stay
- Beds in Kennebunkport on Booking.com
about 55 min by car · 51 places to stay
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 4h 50m
About 4h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → PWM, direct, then 30 min by road
Flights MDW → PWM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.