Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
66
76
75
71
79
77
59
157
63
98
176
160
137
116
88
54
45
51
65
69
69
59
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
N
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM2.77m
3:15PM3.01m
3:49AM2.66m
4:07PM2.98m
4:48AM2.55m
5:06PM2.95m
Low Tide
8:55AM0.09m
9:32PM-0.00m
9:45AM0.18m
10:30PM0.05m
10:41AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
3
5
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
19
17
17
17
18
24
23
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
17
15
15
17
16
17
15
16
15
19
21
21
20
18
18
17
18
24
22
21
21
18
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