Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | N 4 | E 7 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 80 | 180 | 161 | 182 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.86m | 2:43AM2.51m | 2:45PM2.75m | 3:30AM2.39m | 3:32PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.11m | 8:27AM0.46m | 9:07PM0.23m | 9:12AM0.56m | 9:57PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 9 | — | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 43 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 3 | — | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 80 | 180 | 161 | 182 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 319 | 983 | 1340 | 983 | 1340 | 1340 | 1340 | 1340 | 983 | 876 | 876 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 35 | 35 |
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