Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
15.6° C
1.8° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
71
47
47
37
29
28
65
52
51
48
48
48
59
59
59
60
62
54
54
55
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:14AM2.30m
8:25PM2.69m
9:10AM2.30m
9:17PM2.71m
10:00AM2.33m
10:03PM2.76m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.58m
2:54AM0.32m
2:53PM0.58m
3:45AM0.27m
3:41PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
24
25
24
22
20
19
18
18
22
22
21
19
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
23
21
20
20
18
18
17
17
20
19
18
17
17
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
15
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