
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 36 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 12:31PM2.89m | 00:41AM3.38m | 1:24PM2.94m | 1:35AM3.31m | 2:15PM2.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09AM-0.39m | 6:17PM-0.04m | 7:02AM-0.39m | 7:13PM-0.05m | 7:52AM-0.34m | 8:07PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
51 | 36 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 |
8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 7 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | W 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 258 | 300 | 251 | 319 | 319 | 855 | 855 | 1984 | 447 | 299 | 251 | 319 | 319 | 455 | 2547 | 447 | 477 | 2547 | 568 | 455 |
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