Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 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 Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02PM3.00m | 1:17AM3.20m | 1:48PM3.02m | 2:06AM3.06m | 2:33PM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM-0.30m | 6:56PM-0.12m | 7:27AM-0.23m | 7:46PM-0.09m | 8:11AM-0.11m | 8:36PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 4 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
9 | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | E 13 | SE 13 | — | S 5 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | — | E 12 | — | E 12 | S 7 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 |
1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 568 | 2644 | 2813 | 855 | 568 | 3494 | 568 | 1186 | 983 | 1029 | 1122 | 3657 | 3656 | 2642 | 2822 | 1302 | 1186 | 1218 | 1814 | 1340 | 1814 | 877 | 874 |
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