Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 118 | 162 | 74 | 122 | 135 | 97 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 100 | 117 | 95 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 10:58PM2.87m | 11:30AM2.61m | 11:36PM2.93m | 12:06PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.36m | 5:12AM0.10m | 5:16PM0.26m | 5:47AM0.04m | 5:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
53 | 115 | 112 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 118 | 105 | 74 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 95 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
24 | 11 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 162 | 45 | 122 | 135 | 97 | 65 | 36 | 25 | 100 | 117 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 566 | 254 | 69 | 69 | 35 | 35 | 131 | 1334 | 855 | 855 | 454 | 69 | 69 | 35 | 69 | 69 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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