Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 3 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:27AM3.28m | 1:02PM3.00m | 1:17AM3.20m | 1:48PM3.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM-0.09m | 6:41AM-0.30m | 6:56PM-0.12m | 7:27AM-0.23m | 7:46PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 |
3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | S 6 | S 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 |
7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | S 6 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | SW 3 |
3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 799 | 348 | 455 | 566 | 568 | 2812 | 3494 | 568 | 1029 | 2638 | 568 | 1125 | 1186 | 1970 | 3533 | 3656 | 2822 | 1302 |
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