Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
6.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
57
67
89
45
36
25
15
11
11
6
6
6
6
3
3
4
3
5
9
10
22
21
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
E
15
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:02PM2.68m
4:12AM3.01m
5:09PM2.60m
5:21AM2.89m
6:16PM2.58m
6:31AM2.79m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.23m
10:39AM-0.07m
10:56PM0.32m
11:46AM0.03m
00:07AM0.37m
12:53PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:46
5:45
5:43
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7:31
7:32
7:34
7:36
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
6
5
4
5
9
12
12
9
6
4
3
5
9
9
10
8
5
4
2
4
7
8
0
0
2
2
1
3
4
5
5
3
0
0
-1
1
5
5
5
3
1
0
-2
0
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
5
4
55
45
36
25
15
11
11
6
6
6
6
3
3
4
2
1
9
8
8
8
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
ESE
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
3
1
1
3
3
6
2
2
3
2
3
5
1
10
22
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
47
57
67
89
2
1
5
5
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
566
393
327
35
51
258
299
305
305
402
348
880
319
319
566
457
447
447
447
447
447
457
447
251
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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