Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
57
57
55
115
95
107
86
60
60
58
44
51
51
49
51
23
23
11
11
11
19
34
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
W
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:36PM2.93m
12:06PM2.71m
00:14AM2.96m
12:40PM2.81m
00:52AM2.96m
1:14PM2.90m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.04m
5:55PM0.16m
6:21AM-0.01m
6:34PM0.08m
6:55AM-0.03m
7:13PM0.01m
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6:00
6:01
6:01
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7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
20
20
20
24
26
23
25
19
17
15
15
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
25
28
28
26
24
Feels °C
21
22
22
25
26
24
26
17
15
12
12
18
18
16
17
16
16
16
16
22
25
25
25
23
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