Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
41
37
30
50
39
32
33
33
32
44
31
35
42
31
23
23
23
36
39
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM2.64m
6:34AM2.27m
6:47PM2.58m
7:36AM2.23m
7:47PM2.58m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.52m
00:15AM0.39m
12:19PM0.62m
1:17AM0.43m
1:19PM0.65m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
7:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
26
24
23
21
20
19
22
23
21
20
19
18
17
17
19
18
16
16
16
Feels °C
26
26
25
24
21
19
18
16
19
19
18
19
18
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
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