
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.95m | 6:03AM2.51m | 6:24PM2.97m | 7:10AM2.47m | 7:30PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.20m | 11:47PM0.12m | 11:57AM0.26m | 00:52AM0.10m | 1:00PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 5 |
21 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 | — | E 8 |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 4 | — | — |
— | 21 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 455 | 447 | 457 | 566 | 495 | 258 | 258 | 242 | 254 | 299 | 659 | 2088 | 455 | 437 | 270 | 254 | 461 | 461 | 461 | 461 |
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