Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
9
10
24
17
17
15
6
10
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:30PM3.01m
8:21AM2.51m
8:37PM3.08m
9:26AM2.60m
9:40PM3.18m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.28m
2:00AM0.04m
2:07PM0.25m
3:06AM-0.06m
3:12PM0.17m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:53
7:52
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
21
22
22
21
22
27
30
32
28
25
23
22
22
26
27
25
22
21
Feels °C
28
26
27
24
24
25
23
25
29
31
30
27
25
23
22
23
25
25
24
22
22
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