
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.99m | 11:07PM2.98m | 11:26AM3.05m | 11:54PM2.93m | 12:07PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM-0.04m | 4:48PM-0.09m | 5:07AM-0.02m | 5:34PM-0.14m | 5:49AM0.04m | 6:18PM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 21 | 25 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 319 | 455 | 457 | 1029 | 1029 | 568 | 497 | 2638 | 2635 | 2233 | 1814 | 1852 | 1831 | 2876 | 1763 | 1763 | 1681 | 1574 | 1681 | 1763 | 1574 | 855 | 1332 | 503 |
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