Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 EST
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
4.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s

Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.9
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SSE
1
S
Period(s) (?)6666677667788109991012121212116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)906661483613412511477331231204142961519669531441161721587964
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
2.28
8:34AM
2.67
9:16PM
2.33
9:18AM
2.74
10:00PM
2.39
10:00AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
0.26
2:12AM
0.52
3:00PM
0.19
2:57AM
0.47
3:42PM
0.12
3:38AM
0.40
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:09-
Sunset4:28-------4:30-------4:30-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C6655667872-2-4-5-5-5-3-2-3-3-2-1-202
Feels °C (?)223332331-6-10-13-13-13-15-12-10-10-10-8-8-7-6-3
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