Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (29 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 3°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.6
ESE
6
3.5
E
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
8
24
54
67
151
1416
1200
801
857
1081
817
386
304
270
227
202
211
181
165
132
101
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SE
5
E
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
E
45
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:53AM2.55m
10:57PM2.91m
11:37AM2.54m
11:36PM2.90m
12:18PM2.52m
00:14AM2.89m
Low Tide
4:37AM0.07m
4:37PM0.40m
5:19AM0.05m
5:17PM0.43m
5:59AM0.05m
5:56PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
5
9
17
3
7
7
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
13
13
11
11
10
7
3
5
8
11
12
10
9
8
10
13
11
12
12
11
11
9
11
12
9
8
6
6
3
-3
-6
-3
1
6
9
8
5
4
7
10
7
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
13
4
13
5
5
8
7
727
640
471
386
304
270
227
202
211
181
165
132
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.5
S
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
3
13
1
2
16
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
1
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.6
ESE
6
3.5
E
8
3
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
9
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
8
8
24
54
67
151
1416
1200
801
857
1081
817
4
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
319
180
178
459
447
150
86
89
73
573
191
799
51
35
35
35
35
35
102
163
69
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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