Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 EST
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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
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 4AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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2
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
2.5
E
3.5
ESE
3.5
E
3.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.1
E
0.8
E
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)11111111101111456799109999991091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201919181718192516620571615562261229511098266123831949860433626
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
2.85
3:35PM
2.62
4:00AM
2.87
4:34PM
2.51
4:57AM
2.87
5:41PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.00
9:20AM
0.05
9:36PM
0.09
10:18AM
0.06
10:32PM
0.18
11:22AM
0.06
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----7:03-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset------4:42-------4:44-------4:45-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C-16-17-17-17-15-13-11-8-7-9-8-10-9-6-7-8-10-10-11-12-11-8-8-8
Feels °C (?)-22-23-22-22-20-18-18-15-16-18-16-18-17-13-13-14-15-16-19-19-18-15-14-15
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