Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
21.0° C
2.8° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
8
4
7
10
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
7
9
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:38PM3.26m
11:21AM2.83m
11:34PM3.30m
12:13PM2.94m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.07m
5:00AM-0.26m
5:09PM-0.03m
5:52AM-0.31m
6:04PM-0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
24
21
19
18
21
26
26
25
23
22
20
19
20
24
21
23
22
20
Feels °C
25
22
19
17
16
20
24
25
24
22
21
19
18
19
25
21
24
22
19
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