
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:44PM2.89m | 4:09AM2.68m | 4:32PM2.92m | 5:03AM2.59m | 5:25PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.13m | 10:09AM0.14m | 10:49PM0.12m | 11:01AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
52 | 37 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 41 | 31 | — | 18 | 8 | 47 | 42 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | 36 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SSE 8 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | — |
— | 22 | 37 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 20 | — | — | 15 | 21 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 250 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 254 | 254 | 299 | 2799 | 455 | 35 | 566 | 457 | 299 | 447 | 876 | 455 | 69 | 69 |
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