Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:12AM2.87m | 2:29PM3.01m | 2:57AM2.77m | 3:15PM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM-0.03m | 8:11AM0.02m | 8:41PM-0.04m | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:32PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 60 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | SE 13 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1340 | 2635 | 2635 | 35 | 983 | 983 | 983 | 990 | 1010 | 513 | 513 | 404 | 568 | 752 | 876 | 638 | 636 | 455 | 158 |
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