Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.1° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
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)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
43
42
24
24
40
23
36
61
66
36
28
35
26
25
21
17
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
ESE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:47PM2.58m
7:36AM2.23m
7:47PM2.58m
8:35AM2.25m
8:44PM2.63m
Low Tide
1:17AM0.43m
1:19PM0.65m
2:19AM0.41m
2:18PM0.62m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:31
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
17
16
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
20
20
19
19
20
Feels °C
19
19
18
16
15
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
19
21
20
20
21
23
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