Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
NE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
23
15
15
14
15
14
29
14
22
19
18
17
16
16
32
13
13
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:05PM2.52m
6:56AM2.22m
7:06PM2.52m
7:56AM2.26m
8:05PM2.58m
Low Tide
11:39AM0.68m
00:33AM0.48m
12:38PM0.69m
1:34AM0.46m
1:39PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:43
6:40
 mm
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
16
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
15
18
19
15
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
8
11
15
16
11
9
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