Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | 29 | 52 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM2.72m | 5:36AM2.38m | 5:51PM2.64m | 6:34AM2.27m | 6:47PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.31m | 11:24AM0.52m | 00:15AM0.39m | 12:19PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
13 | 29 | 52 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 57 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 33 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
67 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 480 | 86 | 35 | 86 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 447 | 3596 | 566 | 447 | 35 |
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