Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
2.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
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
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
53
39
11
19
19
17
17
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
SSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
0
NE
5
S
10
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:21PM2.93m
8:15AM2.52m
8:32PM3.00m
9:18AM2.64m
9:34PM3.08m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.34m
1:51AM0.08m
2:02PM0.29m
2:56AM-0.01m
3:08PM0.17m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
19
21
20
17
16
15
15
15
21
24
25
23
21
21
19
19
23
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
14
18
17
15
13
12
13
13
17
20
22
19
18
19
16
17
21
22
22
19
16
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