Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 41 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:34AM2.27m | 6:47PM2.58m | 7:36AM2.23m | 7:47PM2.58m | 8:35AM2.25m | 8:44PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:19PM0.62m | 1:17AM0.43m | 1:19PM0.65m | 2:19AM0.41m | 2:18PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 41 | 64 | 56 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 77 | 447 | 799 | 799 | 258 | 35 | 77 | 258 | 402 | 1124 | 178 | 114 | 77 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 983 | 486 | 487 | 35 | 35 |
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