Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
20.7° C
2.4° 

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 (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) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
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)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
14
0.3
S
6
0.6
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.1
SE
14
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
10
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
21
25
19
13
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:21AM2.83m
11:34PM3.30m
12:13PM2.94m
00:27AM3.28m
1:02PM3.00m
Low Tide
5:00AM-0.26m
5:09PM-0.03m
5:52AM-0.31m
6:04PM-0.09m
6:41AM-0.30m
6:56PM-0.12m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
27
26
24
23
21
20
18
18
23
24
23
22
18
17
16
18
22
24
25
20
18
Feels °C
18
20
25
26
23
23
20
19
18
18
23
25
24
23
17
16
14
16
18
20
21
15
15
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