Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.7° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
90
53
30
23
17
10
11
12
12
13
24
12
15
24
52
42
31
21
39
64
66
78
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:22AM3.00m
3:58PM2.91m
4:18AM2.81m
4:50PM2.86m
5:15AM2.62m
5:42PM2.80m
Low Tide
9:32AM-0.08m
10:00PM0.12m
10:22AM0.09m
10:58PM0.20m
11:13AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
5
Temp °C
20
19
21
23
26
22
19
17
16
18
23
24
23
21
20
19
17
17
21
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
18
16
16
18
21
18
16
14
14
16
21
21
19
18
16
16
15
16
19
18
18
17
19
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