Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.8°C
1.4° 

Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.5
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
28
40
31
32
21
19
17
18
17
23
40
64
39
118
112
107
110
105
118
86
86
139
126
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12AM2.40m
10:17PM2.80m
10:53AM2.50m
10:58PM2.87m
11:30AM2.61m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.26m
3:55PM0.46m
4:36AM0.18m
4:36PM0.36m
5:12AM0.10m
5:16PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:25
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
17
18
22
23
24
22
20
18
17
18
21
22
22
20
20
19
19
19
23
25
23
22
22
Feels °C
19
16
17
21
22
23
21
19
17
16
18
20
20
20
19
21
20
20
19
22
24
23
21
22
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