Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 73 | 83 | 102 | 160 | 204 | 215 | 220 | 237 | 273 | 339 | 381 | 469 | 572 | 698 | 755 | 1006 | 1342 | 1228 | 1488 | 2529 | 1604 | 1720 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33AM2.47m | 9:42PM2.76m | 10:12AM2.62m | 10:23PM2.85m | 10:49AM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.29m | 3:21PM0.41m | 3:53AM0.19m | 4:03PM0.27m | 4:29AM0.10m | 4:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 62 | 73 | 83 | — | 160 | 204 | 215 | 220 | 237 | 273 | 339 | 381 | 469 | 572 | 698 | 755 | 1006 | 1342 | 1228 | 1488 | 1542 | 1604 | 1720 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 39 | 64 | 58 | 124 | 88 | 120 | 134 | 100 | 46 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 5 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 3 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 2529 | 156 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 459 | 2110 | 2812 | 855 | 855 | 568 | 35 | 35 | 566 | 495 | 799 | 855 | 459 | 39 | 35 | 799 | 855 | 1261 | 855 | 855 | 597 | 703 |
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