
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
226 | 138 | 113 | 85 | 104 | 51 | 37 | 52 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:19AM2.77m | 3:44PM2.89m | 4:09AM2.68m | 4:32PM2.92m | 5:03AM2.59m | 5:25PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.13m | 10:09AM0.14m | 10:49PM0.12m | 11:01AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
226 | 138 | 113 | 85 | 67 | 51 | 23 | 39 | 42 | 19 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | E 10 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 31 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 9 | — | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | — |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 104 | 9 | 37 | 52 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 21 | — | — | 29 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 69 | 86 | 35 | 35 | 232 | 233 | 242 | 270 | 888 | 254 | 566 | 35 | 456 | 421 | 323 | 475 | 455 | 447 | 242 |
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