Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
2.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
12
14
10
10
10
10
11
15
23
50
66
76
75
71
61
60
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:12AM2.87m
2:29PM3.01m
2:57AM2.77m
3:15PM3.01m
Low Tide
7:56PM-0.03m
8:11AM0.02m
8:41PM-0.04m
8:55AM0.09m
9:32PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:16
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
15
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
18
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
14
14
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
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