Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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

2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
11
14
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
34
60
112
156
181
210
216
188
169
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:38PM2.65m
3:45AM2.74m
4:20PM2.72m
4:34AM2.68m
5:05PM2.81m
5:27AM2.62m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.09m
9:32PM0.35m
9:56AM0.12m
10:22PM0.30m
10:41AM0.14m
11:15PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
24
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
Feels °C
24
23
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
15
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
6
5
23
24
25
25
25
7
7
13
24
34
60
112
156
181
210
216
188
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
11
14
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
2
4
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
Energy kJ
8
5
6
5
4
4
5
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1814
457
2110
1287
714
569
855
714
475
513
600
990
1124
546
880
1146
973
404
404
404
103
35
35
35
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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