Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.8° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
S
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
178
158
147
129
98
103
112
94
92
75
76
78
54
54
39
38
37
20
19
15
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
5
WSW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:54PM2.90m
6:24AM2.57m
6:48PM2.98m
7:27AM2.55m
7:48PM3.07m
8:34AM2.57m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.18m
12:22PM0.21m
1:12AM0.10m
1:20PM0.22m
2:16AM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
23
20
19
20
21
23
29
30
26
24
20
19
19
20
23
23
21
21
21
21
19
19
21
22
Feels °C
22
19
18
20
22
24
29
28
26
26
21
20
21
22
25
24
22
22
23
21
18
18
20
19
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