Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.94m | 00:27AM3.28m | 1:02PM3.00m | 1:17AM3.20m | 1:48PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM-0.09m | 6:41AM-0.30m | 6:56PM-0.12m | 7:27AM-0.23m | 7:46PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — |
3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 10 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | — | — | E 12 | — |
8 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
— | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3494 | 2813 | 2813 | 568 | 305 | 455 | 566 | 2644 | 2812 | 3494 | 3494 | 983 | 1181 | 568 | 1186 | 1261 | 3533 | 3533 | 2547 | 3533 | 2822 |
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