Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
2.7° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
23
15
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
12
7
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
0
ESE
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SE
5
W
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:21AM2.51m
8:37PM3.08m
9:26AM2.60m
9:40PM3.18m
10:25AM2.72m
10:38PM3.26m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.25m
3:06AM-0.06m
3:12PM0.17m
4:05AM-0.17m
4:12PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
23
29
32
32
28
25
23
21
22
26
27
25
21
20
19
18
20
25
23
27
25
21
Feels °C
24
25
29
29
29
27
25
23
21
23
24
25
23
24
21
20
19
21
27
24
27
22
19
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