
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 43 | 78 | 148 | 140 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 42 | 88 | 286 | 582 | 306 | 243 | 168 | 127 | 83 | 66 | 29 | 38 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.76m | 2:35AM2.84m | 3:02PM2.83m | 3:19AM2.77m | 3:44PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.01m | 8:20PM0.18m | 8:41AM0.03m | 9:05PM0.15m | 9:23AM0.08m | 9:55PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 |
13 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 419 | 306 | 243 | 168 | 127 | 83 | 66 | 29 | 20 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSE 7 |
8 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
25 | 43 | 78 | 148 | 140 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 42 | 88 | 286 | 582 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 17 | 38 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1997 | 1842 | 1814 | 1766 | 86 | 1287 | 1574 | 454 | 1800 | 1800 | 158 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 180 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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