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Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
4.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.7
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)8888101010999999999991099967
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78515043170241200344266212885831413938261415232922217388
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
5
N
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
2.93
11:53PM
2.56
11:53AM
2.95
12:27AM
2.63
12:30PM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:56AM
0.27
5:33PM
-0.06
5:34AM
0.20
6:07PM
-0.10
6:13AM
0.14
6:42PM
-0.12
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:07-----
Sunset----4:35-------4:36-------4:37---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-2-3-201-2-3-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-9-10-10-10-8-5-4-3-20
Feels °C (?)-7-7-6-6-5-8-10-14-16-15-15-15-15-16-17-17-18-17-15-12-11-11-10-7
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