Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.8°C
1.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.4
S
7
1
S
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
16
40
137
162
165
151
193
178
92
58
45
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
S
5
SW
5
SSE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM2.64m
9:34PM3.08m
10:13AM2.79m
10:29PM3.15m
11:04AM2.91m
Low Tide
2:56AM-0.01m
3:08PM0.17m
3:53AM-0.11m
4:06PM0.04m
4:44AM-0.17m
4:59PM-0.07m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:02
7:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
23
22
20
17
16
15
14
17
18
17
19
19
19
20
20
26
29
29
24
19
Feels °C
18
18
17
18
22
21
19
18
15
13
12
16
17
17
19
17
18
18
19
25
25
26
20
17
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