Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
36
29
28
16
16
15
22
27
38
90
120
126
123
113
87
69
49
35
30
19
19
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SW
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:49AM2.51m
6:04PM2.88m
6:59AM2.52m
7:16PM2.87m
8:07AM2.62m
8:25PM2.91m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.08m
11:37AM0.37m
00:31AM0.11m
12:48PM0.36m
1:40AM0.09m
1:59PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
12
10
9
12
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
17
18
15
10
8
7
6
5
9
13
14
11
9
Feels °C
8
6
5
10
11
12
13
10
11
9
8
12
11
8
3
1
0
-1
-2
2
6
8
5
5
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