
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | SE 3 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 40 | 137 | 162 | 165 | 151 | 193 | 178 | 92 | 58 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:18AM2.64m | 9:34PM3.08m | 10:13AM2.79m | 10:29PM3.15m | 11:04AM2.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM-0.01m | 3:08PM0.17m | 3:53AM-0.11m | 4:06PM0.04m | 4:44AM-0.17m | 4:59PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 143 | 110 | 92 | 58 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 137 | 162 | 165 | 151 | 193 | 178 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 455 | 447 | 457 | 568 | 1365 | 1365 | 888 | 942 | 942 | 942 | 880 | 3508 | 855 | 35 | 1550 | 1365 | 1524 | 1186 | 39 | 35 | 465 | 35 | 35 |
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