Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 17 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
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)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 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
6
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
125
103
73
56
56
55
54
40
59
28
28
30
28
28
38
39
38
67
66
152
217
132
102
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:05PM2.93m
00:13AM3.44m
12:59PM2.93m
1:06AM3.42m
1:53PM2.89m
2:00AM3.34m
Low Tide
5:52PM-0.06m
6:37AM-0.48m
6:45PM-0.04m
7:30AM-0.45m
7:39PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
Temp °C
24
27
26
22
18
15
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
13
16
21
29
31
31
28
26
23
23
24
19
23
23
20
16
13
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
13
16
21
28
29
30
27
24
22
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.1
E
18
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
Energy kJ
149
125
103
73
56
56
55
54
40
6
28
10
13
19
21
20
18
38
45
66
121
147
132
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
82
4
4
28
28
28
28
38
39
7
26
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
1.3
S
7
1.5
S
7
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
59
6
30
30
24
67
1
152
217
4
2
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
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
35
35
35
232
233
238
447
447
447
447
447
35
35
35
601
73
35
69
69
243
243
270
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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