Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.3° 

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) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). 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)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
6
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
24
29
23
22
37
26
21
23
25
18
17
16
17
14
17
21
21
10
67
77
75
78
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
N
0
NNW
5
W
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:36AM2.23m
7:47PM2.58m
8:35AM2.25m
8:44PM2.63m
9:27AM2.32m
9:33PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.65m
2:19AM0.41m
2:18PM0.62m
3:11AM0.35m
3:10PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:31
7:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
23
26
26
23
19
Feels °C
18
15
16
16
15
17
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
22
23
23
22
21
23
23
23
21
17
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