Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
16
14
7
12
13
9
9
9
9
8
8
14
9
14
42
50
40
25
37
64
44
30
29
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:22PM3.16m
11:51AM3.01m
00:11AM3.12m
12:35PM3.05m
00:58AM3.04m
1:17PM3.04m
Low Tide
5:31AM-0.19m
5:50PM-0.13m
6:16AM-0.15m
6:38PM-0.15m
6:58AM-0.06m
7:23PM-0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:55
 mm
4
6
4
Temp °C
18
16
14
18
20
21
19
15
14
14
14
18
18
18
17
18
17
18
16
17
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
16
14
12
16
18
19
17
12
12
12
12
15
14
15
15
16
16
17
15
15
15
16
17
19
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