Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.1° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.9
SE
5
1
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
46
80
57
64
159
109
104
170
127
96
80
62
61
59
36
104
125
90
53
83
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
SSE
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:07PM2.50m
00:06AM2.91m
12:43PM2.56m
00:43AM2.93m
1:17PM2.63m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.39m
6:23AM0.06m
6:23PM0.33m
6:57AM0.03m
7:01PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
21
24
23
21
20
Feels °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
20
24
22
20
19
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