Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 47 | 57 | 52 | 64 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM3.01m | 2:57AM2.77m | 3:15PM3.01m | 3:49AM2.66m | 4:07PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.02m | 8:41PM-0.04m | 8:55AM0.09m | 9:32PM-0.00m | 9:45AM0.18m | 10:30PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 66 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 41 | 28 | 57 | 52 | 64 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
10 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 20 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | — | 17 | 21 | 32 | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 983 | 990 | 2088 | 513 | 373 | 404 | 258 | 240 | 884 | 942 | 2088 | 973 | 270 | 270 | 158 | 471 | 300 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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