Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
1.0° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
Swell
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
6
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
6
4
10
11
17
15
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
16
10
23
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
0
SSE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
0
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:25PM2.95m
6:03AM2.51m
6:24PM2.97m
7:10AM2.47m
7:30PM3.01m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.12m
11:57AM0.26m
00:52AM0.10m
1:00PM0.28m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
7:54
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
26
25
24
29
30
28
27
26
24
22
22
22
24
22
19
19
Feels °C
30
30
30
28
28
26
31
31
29
29
29
26
24
25
25
25
24
21
22
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