Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
2.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
11
15
15
5
2
7
8
8
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM2.51m
8:37PM3.08m
9:26AM2.60m
9:40PM3.18m
10:25AM2.72m
10:38PM3.26m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.25m
3:06AM-0.06m
3:12PM0.17m
4:05AM-0.17m
4:12PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
29
32
33
28
25
23
22
22
26
26
25
22
20
20
19
21
26
27
29
25
21
Feels °C
29
30
30
27
25
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
22
22
20
23
27
27
27
23
20
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