Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 13 Apr 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
4.8° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
SE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)788888877956666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38333130621217289654061203360533828182317131017161615
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
0
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:01PM
2.56
9:16AM
2.72
9:43PM
2.76
10:03AM
2.83
10:24PM
2.96
10:49AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.25
2:56AM
0.30
3:21PM
0.13
3:44AM
0.09
4:03PM
0.02
4:30AM
-0.11
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise-----6:01-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset7:21-------7:22-------7:23-------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1-----1--------
Temp. °C16181716141414149788667677677777
Feels °C (?)13151514121312115575345354355545
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