Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
84
84
84
77
62
62
73
73
73
51
44
36
43
53
78
113
74
91
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:03PM2.76m
10:45AM2.38m
10:46PM2.82m
11:27AM2.44m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.55m
4:29AM0.22m
4:24PM0.50m
5:11AM0.16m
5:05PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
16
14
14
16
20
22
21
18
17
17
16
18
21
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
16
16
12
12
15
18
20
19
16
16
17
16
18
20
21
19
19
19
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