Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
19.2° C
2.8° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
164
164
173
178
178
173
133
129
86
88
87
96
96
76
76
71
53
38
37
36
24
30
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
0
NE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
5:27AM2.62m
5:54PM2.90m
6:24AM2.57m
6:48PM2.98m
7:27AM2.55m
7:48PM3.07m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.18m
00:11AM0.18m
12:22PM0.21m
1:12AM0.10m
1:20PM0.22m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
16
18
21
22
21
19
18
18
20
22
28
30
29
26
22
21
19
21
24
24
24
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
18
21
21
19
18
17
18
21
23
28
29
28
27
23
23
20
23
25
25
27
22
22
20
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