Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (27 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
2.5
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
53
41
30
29
17
12
12
12
11
8
8
13
13
13
13
6
17
13
32
21
11
632
537
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
ENE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
10
WNW
35
ENE
35
NNE
30
N
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
off
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:17AM2.58m
9:34PM2.88m
10:07AM2.56m
10:17PM2.90m
10:53AM2.55m
10:57PM2.91m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.31m
3:51AM0.11m
3:56PM0.36m
4:37AM0.07m
4:37PM0.40m
5:19AM0.05m
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
2
1
1
8
3
1
3
5
Temp °C
24
27
25
22
19
15
13
14
15
17
16
15
12
11
10
10
13
12
10
11
10
8
4
5
22
25
24
20
16
13
11
12
13
13
12
12
9
7
7
8
12
8
5
6
7
0
-5
-3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
68
53
41
30
29
12
12
12
12
11
8
8
13
13
13
13
6
2
3
7
21
11
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
7
7
7
17
12
12
6
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
8
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
1
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.4
W
3
0.6
ENE
3
2.5
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
Energy kJ
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
17
13
32
3
5
632
537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
465
35
465
242
232
251
258
327
258
240
258
310
254
323
272
182
319
447
568
175
447
459
459
574
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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