Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
92
94
73
75
76
80
55
54
53
37
36
23
19
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
0
NNW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:48PM2.98m
7:27AM2.55m
7:48PM3.07m
8:34AM2.57m
8:49PM3.17m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.21m
1:12AM0.10m
1:20PM0.22m
2:16AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.19m
3:18AM-0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
29
30
27
25
22
19
19
21
24
23
23
24
23
21
20
21
23
23
23
21
20
19
18
19
Feels °C
28
28
26
26
24
20
21
23
26
26
24
26
23
20
18
19
21
20
20
20
19
17
16
17
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