High Surf in Coastal Cumberland, Maine

High Surf August 23, 2025 · Coastal Cumberland, Maine

Injury

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Shortly after 0800, York Harbor Master requested York Beach Fire/Rescue along with York Ambulance to the area of Central Ave. for a sailboat in distress. The boat had one occupant on board and was quickly becoming capsized by the high surf as the boat crashed into the rocky shoreline. Wave heights were estimated to be around 8 feet at the time of the incident.

The wider storm

High surf due to Hurricane Erin passing well off-shore pounded the Maine coast on Saturday with 6 to 10 feet high period waves in the near shore waters. A boat anchored in the harbor broke loose and was smashed into the rocks.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1277266. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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