Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 28 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SE
4
1.9
ESE
5
3
E
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
12
10
8
7
17
13
13
13
6
17
7
14
35
200
951
671
644
387
359
548
239
210
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
40
E
45
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM2.56m
10:17PM2.90m
10:53AM2.55m
10:57PM2.91m
11:37AM2.54m
11:36PM2.90m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.11m
3:56PM0.36m
4:37AM0.07m
4:37PM0.40m
5:19AM0.05m
5:17PM0.43m
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
2
2
5
5
6
17
8
4
Temp °C
13
15
15
16
15
14
12
11
10
11
13
12
13
10
11
9
6
4
5
8
11
12
11
9
11
13
12
13
11
10
9
7
7
9
12
8
9
4
7
0
-4
-5
-2
2
6
9
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
1.8
E
8
0.1
S
7
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
Energy kJ
10
12
12
10
8
4
17
13
13
13
6
2
5
5
7
387
1
289
239
210
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
11
12
7
1
3
7
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
SE
8
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SE
4
1.9
ESE
5
3
E
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
4
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
17
7
14
35
200
951
671
644
24
359
548
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
258
258
258
299
345
258
258
319
319
319
173
447
161
158
373
373
455
573
855
855
799
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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