Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 1AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
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)
1.4
S
5
1.9
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
273
222
219
104
96
79
45
33
27
19
10
11
23
23
12
8
20
18
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM2.95m
3:22AM3.00m
3:58PM2.91m
4:18AM2.81m
4:50PM2.86m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.04m
9:32AM-0.08m
10:00PM0.12m
10:22AM0.09m
10:58PM0.20m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
21
19
20
21
20
20
22
24
26
22
19
17
15
18
24
25
22
21
20
Feels °C
18
16
18
21
18
17
18
20
21
19
16
14
12
16
22
23
19
19
17
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