Hurricane Lee brings high winds, waves to Seacoast

Surfers at North Beach in Hampton take advantage of waves boosted by Hurricane Lee out to sea Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

High waves crash near the shore on Cape Neddick at Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, during Hurricane Lee on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

High waves crash near the shore on Long Sands beach in York, Maine, during Hurricane Lee on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

People watch high waves crash near the shore on Cape Neddick at Nubble Lighthouse in York, Maine, during Hurricane Lee on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Onlookers observe high waves during Short Sands beach in York, Maine, during Hurricane Lee on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Scott Brandt, left, his wife Jenny Brandt and children, Jayce and Juno, play in high waves on Short Sands beach in York, Maine, during Hurricane Lee on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The Brandt family are visiting New England from Northern California for a wedding.

A gull is on the wall at North Beach in Hampton Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

People gather at Hampton Beach about two hours ahead of high tide Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Surfers at North Beach in Hampton take advantage of waves boosted by Hurricane Lee out to sea Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Surfers at North Beach in Hampton take advantage of waves boosted by Hurricane Lee out to sea Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

People gather at Hampton Beach ahead of high tide Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, hoping to see high waves brought on by the effects of Hurricane Lee.

People gather at North Beach in Hampton ahead of high tide Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, hoping to see high waves brought on by the effects of Hurricane Lee.

A beach visitor and a dog check out the waves ahead of high tide at Hampton Beach Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023 as the effects of Hurricane Lee brought high waves.

People gather at Hampton Beach about two hours ahead of high tide Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

People gather at Hampton Beach about two hours ahead of high tide Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Mike Murray, left, of Lowell, Massachusetts, and Scott Lauren, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, are seen here on the jetty at Wells Beach, as Hurricane Lee approaches and the Atlantic Ocean roils close by on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

A couple from Canada sits on the jetty at Wells Beach on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, and watches the Atlantic Ocean swell and crash on both sides of them.

Hampton Beach visitors enjoy the sand and watch the high waves from the impact of Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Hampton Beach visitors enjoy the sand and watch the high waves from the impact of Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Hampton Beach visitors enjoy the sand and watch the high waves from the impact of Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Hampton Beach visitors enjoy the sand and watch the high waves from the impact of Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Hampton Beach visitors enjoy the sand and watch the high waves from the impact of Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Visitors to North Beach in Hampton gather to watch the high waves Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, affected by Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.

Visitors to North Beach in Hampton gather to watch the high waves Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, affected by Hurricane Lee, which was downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone.