Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 12 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
4.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999556666788878979556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12711692949492881091191461501512543102261919177394321284560
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
5
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
2.52
8:14PM
2.39
8:25AM
2.61
9:01PM
2.56
9:16AM
2.72
9:43PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
0.36
2:03AM
0.48
2:36PM
0.25
2:56AM
0.30
3:21PM
0.13
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:01------
Sunset----7:20-------7:21-------7:22---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------23-------------3-
Temp. °C44776554361314161717161414171714111717
Feels °C (?)01310-1-2-3-40910121414141214161411101616
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