Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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
5.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)866678878855577888888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10121222284019181311161718881271611862021631831421078657
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
WNW
20
N
5
NW
15
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
2.98
11:49PM
3.28
12:24PM
3.00
12:35AM
3.35
1:13PM
2.97
1:22AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
-0.29
5:30PM
-0.12
6:04AM
-0.41
6:16PM
-0.13
6:53AM
-0.46
7:03PM
-0.10
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-5:56-------5:54-------5:52------
Sunset----7:25-------7:27-------7:28---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-221--------------3332--
Temp. °C891111121413117766544456786554
Feels °C (?)6891011141394421101122461200
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