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 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:31AM2.93m | 1:49PM2.97m | 2:12AM2.87m | 2:29PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.01m | 7:31AM-0.02m | 7:56PM-0.03m | 8:11AM0.02m | 8:41PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
23 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | — | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2806 | 983 | 35 | 327 | 258 | 258 | 568 | 1340 | 447 | 1340 | 1340 | 983 | 983 | 983 | 983 | 1018 | 1018 | 573 | 534 |
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