Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.0° 

Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
75
86
84
84
84
89
75
75
73
84
73
64
73
41
54
64
95
48
50
55
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
N
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM2.33m
10:03PM2.76m
10:45AM2.38m
10:46PM2.82m
11:27AM2.44m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.55m
4:29AM0.22m
4:24PM0.50m
5:11AM0.16m
5:05PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
17
15
14
13
16
20
21
21
18
17
17
16
18
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
16
19
18
18
16
16
17
17
18
20
21
20
19
20
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