Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 19 | 144 | 221 | 250 | 213 | 166 | 125 | 60 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.95m | 3:22AM3.00m | 3:58PM2.91m | 4:18AM2.81m | 4:50PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM-0.23m | 9:03PM0.04m | 9:32AM-0.08m | 10:00PM0.12m | 10:22AM0.09m | 10:58PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 166 | 166 | 125 | 60 | 32 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | — | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | W 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 144 | 221 | 250 | 213 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 855 | 3675 | 3675 | 540 | 529 | 475 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 240 | 232 | 180 | 240 | 258 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 270 | 254 | 270 | 270 |
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