Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 2PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 14 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 14 | S 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 11:21AM2.83m | 11:34PM3.30m | 12:13PM2.94m | 00:27AM3.28m | 1:02PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM-0.26m | 5:09PM-0.03m | 5:52AM-0.31m | 6:04PM-0.09m | 6:41AM-0.30m | 6:56PM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | — | S 6 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 14 | — | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 10 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 21 | 42 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 566 | 1980 | 2799 | 3494 | 477 | 476 | 455 | 455 | 540 | 496 | 402 | 319 | 35 | 299 | 319 | 566 | 455 | 575 | 2802 | 983 | 568 | 233 | 568 |
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