Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is

15.5°C

Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (26 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 26								Sunday 27								Monday 28
	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	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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1818	2031	1522	1300	1480	2186	1470	1906	2026	1929	1809	1698	2019	1660	1279	1056	1056	1033	986	934	773	655	628	643
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:03PM2.91m				11:24AM2.90m				11:43PM2.95m				12:00PM3.02m				00:24AM2.96m				12:38PM3.11m
Low Tide			5:05AM0.03m				5:24PM-0.02m				5:42AM-0.02m				6:06PM-0.13m				6:21AM-0.04m				6:48PM-0.20m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1
Temp °C	15	13	13	15	17	14	15	14	13	13	12	13	13	13	12	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	12
Feels °C	12	9	9	10	11	9	10	8	7	7	6	7	6	7	6	8	6	7	7	7	6	7	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	E 8	E 8
kJ	1214	1386	1522	1300	1480	1451	34	33	32	65	62	82	78	98	65	44	23	13	20	—	—	—	529	418
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 16	—	—	E 15	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	23	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	4	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SE 15
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	NE 4	NE 5	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	1818	2031	—	19	47	2186	1470	1906	2026	1929	1809	1698	2019	1660	1279	1056	1056	1033	986	934	773	655	628	643
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cow Bay Nova Scotia	Cow Bay Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	12th Street Jetty New Jersey	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Sea Girt New Jersey	Chicahauk Carolina North	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	Coastguards Long Island NY	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	Green Harbor Massachusetts	Green Harbor Massachusetts	Good Harbor Beach Massachusetts
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	566	566	855	1124	1124	855	855	855	855	595	855	855	486	942	258	258	258	258	404	258	258	163	163	103
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating (10 max)
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	3
Header Global	Costa Azul Mexico	Gas Bay Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Bondo Kodi Indonesia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Anael France	Anael France	Addington (South Beach) South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	5	6

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