Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.1° C
0.1° 

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 (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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
1
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
22
22
16
33
27
24
41
78
148
140
80
37
28
53
94
85
280
202
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:56AM2.90m
2:24PM2.76m
2:35AM2.84m
3:02PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:39PM0.23m
8:04AM0.01m
8:20PM0.18m
8:41AM0.03m
9:05PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:02
8:01
 mm
1
3
3
4
5
1
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
25
25
25
23
22
20
20
20
21
22
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
23
24
22
21
21
25
23
23
21
22
21
22
22
21
24
25
24
24
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