Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 EDT
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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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (31 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
82
58
55
103
111
141
101
96
90
68
51
49
51
55
73
54
50
36
36
25
14
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:36PM2.90m
12:18PM2.52m
00:14AM2.89m
12:57PM2.50m
00:51AM2.87m
1:35PM2.48m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.05m
5:56PM0.45m
6:37AM0.07m
6:33PM0.47m
7:13AM0.09m
7:10PM0.49m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:15
8:15
1
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
9
7
10
14
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
11
11
11
13
18
19
18
18
16
6
4
7
12
8
8
7
9
6
6
5
7
10
8
6
8
8
9
11
16
16
14
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
111
82
58
55
103
111
141
101
96
90
68
51
49
51
55
73
54
50
36
36
25
14
16
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
SE
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
17
7
2
12
4
4
13
9
9
1
1
2
2
7
4
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
4
1
1
6
1
3
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.1
S
7
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
5
13
17
12
1
1
1
8
6
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
35
35
35
69
69
35
69
72
102
163
103
566
69
35
35
35
35
69
1365
1983
73
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
5
4
6
4
4
5
4
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