Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
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)
0.7
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SE
8
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
59
90
104
185
203
170
293
223
229
335
311
392
298
251
190
150
143
140
129
123
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:42PM2.80m
6:12AM2.47m
6:34PM2.73m
7:12AM2.35m
7:29PM2.69m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.26m
11:57PM0.27m
12:06PM0.41m
00:57AM0.33m
1:00PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
3
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
20
21
19
18
18
19
18
20
23
24
27
24
20
17
16
16
21
22
22
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
16
17
16
19
18
20
22
23
25
21
17
14
14
14
17
20
18
16
17
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