Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 48 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.56m | 5:18AM2.26m | 5:22PM2.51m | 6:14AM2.26m | 6:20PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.65m | 10:51PM0.42m | 10:59AM0.69m | 11:46PM0.46m | 11:56AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 52 | 35 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 48 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | S 3 | — | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 447 | 447 | 477 | 477 | 455 | 140 | 426 | 426 | 404 | 404 | 799 | 799 | 855 | 404 | 258 | 2644 | 1265 | 103 | 1261 | 1137 |
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