Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
20.5° C
3.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.9
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.8
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.8
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
27
85
118
263
128
85
54
13
13
38
48
102
106
84
43
29
17
11
6
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:36AM2.72m
10:47PM3.35m
11:35AM2.81m
11:45PM3.39m
12:31PM2.89m
00:41AM3.38m
Low Tide
4:16AM-0.24m
4:22PM0.06m
5:14AM-0.34m
5:20PM-0.00m
6:09AM-0.39m
6:17PM-0.04m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:21
8:20
8:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
20
25
26
25
25
23
21
21
23
29
34
34
31
31
28
27
22
26
30
31
27
24
23
Feels °C
18
19
22
23
22
23
22
20
20
22
28
32
34
31
31
29
27
22
24
27
27
26
23
22
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