Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.6° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
275
212
224
223
201
181
189
169
132
141
106
79
169
101
155
165
178
239
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
S
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:02PM2.69m
9:27AM2.74m
9:46PM2.78m
10:05AM2.91m
10:30PM2.85m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.36m
3:05AM0.22m
3:28PM0.17m
3:45AM0.12m
4:11PM-0.01m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
12
10
8
6
4
7
11
11
9
7
6
6
5
7
12
13
13
11
Feels °C
11
6
2
1
-1
-2
1
5
5
4
3
3
2
1
4
9
9
9
8
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