Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
190
160
138
158
78
56
85
71
117
131
187
187
137
131
80
75
71
43
40
38
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
0
ESE
10
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27AM2.74m
9:46PM2.78m
10:05AM2.91m
10:30PM2.85m
10:44AM3.08m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.17m
3:45AM0.12m
4:11PM-0.01m
4:24AM0.04m
4:54PM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
11
12
10
8
7
6
5
7
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
2
5
7
6
4
4
2
2
4
10
8
8
8
6
7
6
7
9
9
10
9
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