Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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)
0.7
S
5
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
2.2
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
43
78
148
140
65
28
21
42
88
286
582
306
243
168
127
83
66
29
38
51
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:24PM2.76m
2:35AM2.84m
3:02PM2.83m
3:19AM2.77m
3:44PM2.89m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.01m
8:20PM0.18m
8:41AM0.03m
9:05PM0.15m
9:23AM0.08m
9:55PM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
1
4
7
2
3
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
23
22
20
20
20
21
22
22
23
20
18
19
20
26
30
31
28
25
Feels °C
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
22
21
23
21
21
18
16
17
18
23
27
29
27
24
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