
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
120 | 166 | 145 | 92 | 73 | 64 | 65 | 67 | 100 | 98 | 121 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 54 | 36 | 44 | 43 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.56m | 00:43AM2.93m | 1:17PM2.63m | 1:19AM2.93m | 1:50PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.33m | 6:57AM0.03m | 7:01PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.01m | 7:39PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
120 | 107 | 92 | 92 | 73 | 56 | 41 | 67 | 100 | 98 | 7 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 54 | 36 | 44 | 43 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 |
68 | 71 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
3 | 166 | 145 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 121 | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 232 | 103 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 178 | 158 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 270 | 447 | 447 | 73 |
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