Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.1° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
29
29
29
28
27
18
26
45
55
44
33
33
17
17
12
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:42AM2.91m
1:58PM2.98m
2:27AM2.76m
2:39PM2.89m
Low Tide
7:23PM-0.12m
7:38AM0.06m
8:08PM-0.03m
8:19AM0.21m
8:53PM0.09m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:53
6:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
19
16
19
20
20
17
14
13
12
10
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
19
18
20
13
14
14
15
12
10
10
9
7
11
11
11
10
10
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