Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
20.9° C
2.7° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
10
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.1
SE
10
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
8
4
4
4
4
4
7
9
10
11
4
15
10
7
4
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:37PM3.08m
9:26AM2.60m
9:40PM3.18m
10:25AM2.72m
10:38PM3.26m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.25m
3:06AM-0.06m
3:12PM0.17m
4:05AM-0.17m
4:12PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
31
28
25
23
22
22
26
27
25
22
22
21
19
21
27
29
29
24
21
Feels °C
28
28
25
23
22
22
25
24
23
21
22
22
20
22
26
26
25
22
20
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