Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.6
S
3
1.4
S
5
1.8
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.5
S
9
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
7
8
100
244
286
212
139
96
60
45
23
25
18
10
12
11
14
11
39
19
25
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:28AM3.18m
3:06PM2.95m
3:22AM3.00m
3:58PM2.91m
4:18AM2.81m
4:50PM2.86m
Low Tide
8:41AM-0.23m
9:03PM0.04m
9:32AM-0.08m
10:00PM0.12m
10:22AM0.09m
10:58PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
25
25
20
20
21
21
21
22
24
26
23
19
18
17
19
24
25
24
22
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
23
21
17
18
21
21
18
17
19
21
19
16
16
14
16
21
22
20
18
17
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