Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
6.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
42
44
45
115
131
123
120
94
94
65
64
62
44
44
100
156
144
136
125
121
80
58
69
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:58AM2.63m
4:50PM2.33m
4:50AM2.58m
5:39PM2.36m
5:43AM2.56m
6:29PM2.44m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.31m
10:31PM0.62m
11:11AM0.33m
11:25PM0.60m
12:00PM0.33m
00:21AM0.53m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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5:24
5:24
5:22
5:20
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
2
7
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
9
12
13
14
12
9
8
7
8
10
6
6
8
9
9
10
11
15
18
13
15
14
12
2
4
7
7
9
9
5
4
4
5
5
3
2
7
8
7
8
8
13
15
11
14
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.3
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
ESE
8
Energy kJ
36
42
44
45
115
131
123
120
94
94
65
64
62
44
44
43
43
33
136
27
24
80
58
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
1
25
2
9
4
2
15
26
24
7
7
7
5
32
10
12
22
35
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
9
0.3
S
7
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1
6
1
10
2
7
2
8
3
3
5
5
10
19
19
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
16
18
31
40
100
156
144
125
121
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
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
35
69
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
150
86
270
69
69
69
69
69
270
69
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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