Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 125 | 112 | 77 | 62 | 80 | 91 | 71 | 55 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:48PM3.02m | 2:06AM3.06m | 2:33PM2.99m | 2:55AM2.89m | 3:19PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:46PM-0.09m | 8:11AM-0.11m | 8:36PM-0.02m | 8:56AM0.05m | 9:28PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 3 | S 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
1 | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 20 | 125 | 112 | 77 | 62 | 80 | 91 | 71 | 55 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3656 | 3657 | 2547 | 2822 | 1958 | 1970 | 2638 | 1340 | 1814 | 2812 | 1814 | 1814 | 1980 | 1186 | 879 | 421 | 359 | 270 | 243 | 232 | 232 |
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