Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 127 | 161 | 141 | 138 | 101 | 111 | 158 | 204 | 206 | 226 | 293 | 355 | 176 | 195 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 82 | 49 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:46PM3.02m | 1:20AM2.75m | 1:24PM2.95m | 2:01AM2.63m | 2:03PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:00PM-0.09m | 7:08AM0.23m | 7:41PM-0.01m | 7:46AM0.35m | 8:22PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | E 11 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 127 | 161 | 141 | 138 | 101 | 71 | 65 | 44 | 55 | — | 2 | — | 176 | 124 | 113 | 110 | 79 | 82 | 49 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 120 | 88 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 39 | 111 | 158 | 204 | 206 | 226 | 293 | 355 | — | 195 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 232 | 238 | 258 | 240 | 566 | 799 | 855 | 573 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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