Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | S 5 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 67 | 77 | 75 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36AM2.23m | 7:47PM2.58m | 8:35AM2.25m | 8:44PM2.63m | 9:27AM2.32m | 9:33PM2.72m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.65m | 2:19AM0.41m | 2:18PM0.62m | 3:11AM0.35m | 3:10PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
42 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 75 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | S 14 | S 5 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 7 |
8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | 16 | 21 | — | — | 67 | 77 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 77 | 362 | 799 | 2935 | 103 | 103 | 77 | 77 | 35 | 1181 | 35 | 573 | 465 | 465 | 73 | 35 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 514 | 86 | 35 |
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