Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:31AM2.93m | 1:49PM2.97m | 2:12AM2.87m | 2:29PM3.01m | 2:57AM2.77m | 3:15PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM-0.02m | 7:56PM-0.03m | 8:11AM0.02m | 8:41PM-0.04m | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:32PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 10 |
9 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 19 | 19 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — |
7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 71 | 61 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 566 | 589 | 568 | 447 | 1340 | 1340 | 1452 | 35 | 983 | 983 | 983 | 1018 | 714 | 513 | 455 | 455 | 568 | 876 | 921 | 636 | 635 | 455 | 270 |
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