Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | 78 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 88 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:14AM2.96m | 12:40PM2.81m | 00:52AM2.96m | 1:14PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.16m | 6:21AM-0.01m | 6:34PM0.08m | 6:55AM-0.03m | 7:13PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 |
54 | 78 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 65 | 60 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 29 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
— | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | W 3 |
12 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 88 | 13 | 7 | 13 | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 34 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 254 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 299 | 299 | 447 | 35 | 319 | 319 | 566 | 942 | 983 | 2791 |
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