Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
136
118
180
273
163
140
83
57
57
115
55
98
53
64
51
61
60
57
43
33
34
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30AM2.61m
11:36PM2.93m
12:06PM2.71m
00:14AM2.96m
12:40PM2.81m
Low Tide
5:12AM0.10m
5:16PM0.26m
5:47AM0.04m
5:55PM0.16m
6:21AM-0.01m
6:34PM0.08m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
23
22
23
24
21
20
20
20
25
26
27
25
20
17
15
15
20
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
21
20
22
20
22
21
21
21
21
22
26
26
27
25
18
14
13
13
18
18
18
17
17
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