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Wells

Surf town · United States

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Beds: 24 places

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24 places to stay within 2 km, 4 of them campsites.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

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Spots near here: 23 surf spots

Surf · this week

  • Ogunquit Beach · about 15 min by car · stays in Ogunquit

    32 out of 100
  • Ogunquit Rivermouth · about 15 min by car · stays in Ogunquit

    32 out of 100
  • Timber Island · about 30 min by car · stays in Kennebunkport

    32 out of 100
  • Wells Beach · about 5 min by car

    32 out of 100
  • Doc Browns · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Scarborough

    30 out of 100
  • Fortunes Rocks · about 40 min by car · stays in Old Orchard Beach

    30 out of 100
  • Short Sands · about 30 min by car · stays in York

    29 out of 100
  • Short Sands Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in York

    29 out of 100
All 23 surf spots
  • TWO LIGHTS · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Scarborough

    29 out of 100
  • Scarborough · about 1h by car · stays in Scarborough

    28 out of 100
  • Higgins Beach · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Old Orchard Beach

    27 out of 100
  • Old Orchard Beach (OOB) · about 50 min by car · stays in Old Orchard Beach

    27 out of 100
  • Kennebunk beach · about 20 min by car · stays in Kennebunk

    25 out of 100
  • Fox Hill · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hampton

    23 out of 100
  • Hitchos · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hampton

    23 out of 100
  • Jennes Beach · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Portsmouth

    23 out of 100
  • Jenness Beach, NH · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hampton

    23 out of 100
  • Long Sands,York Beach,ME · about 35 min by car · stays in York

    23 out of 100
  • Rye On the Rocks · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hampton

    23 out of 100
  • The Wall · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Hampton

    23 out of 100
  • Freaks Peak · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hampton

    22 out of 100
  • Hollows · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Hampton

    19 out of 100
  • Plaice Cove · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Hampton

    19 out of 100

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of Wells.

Places to eat

6 near Wells

Places to eat near Wells

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from Wells.

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Photos of Wells

Wells, United States (Unsplash 6dfqPcThFnw)
Photo: Nicolas Cool shotz, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
IGA in Wells Maine July 2021
Photo: Cybah, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Historic Home Rte 109 Wells, ME
Photo: InAweofGod'sCreation, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Wells

where it is, what is near

Wells is a town in Maine, United States.

From Wells you can reach 23 surf spots.

The nearest is Wells Beach, a surf spot 2.2 km from the centre.

Overture lists 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM), 34 km away.

In Maine · Northeast · United States

  • 24 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM), 34 km, Portland International Jetport (PWM), 42 km, Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT), 82 km

Forecast updated . 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.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).