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Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
 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) | E 4 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 5 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 24 | 54 | 67 | 151 | 1416 | 1200 | 801 | 857 | 1081 | 817 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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