
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 54 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 72 | 126 | 201 | 269 | 277 | 237 | 222 | 248 | 358 | 390 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:18AM2.81m | 4:50PM2.86m | 5:15AM2.62m | 5:42PM2.80m | 6:12AM2.47m | 6:34PM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.20m | 11:13AM0.26m | 11:57PM0.27m | 12:06PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 198 | 204 | 189 | — | 30 | 163 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 88 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 2 | WNW 2 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 21 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 54 | 42 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 46 | 72 | 126 | 201 | 269 | 277 | 237 | 222 | 248 | 358 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 233 | 251 | 251 | 983 | 477 | 477 | 447 | 35 | 477 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 1334 | 373 | 270 | 35 | 243 | 158 | 69 | 270 | 69 | 35 | 35 |
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