
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:11AM3.12m | 12:35PM3.05m | 00:58AM3.04m | 1:17PM3.04m | 1:42AM2.91m | 1:58PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM-0.15m | 6:38PM-0.15m | 6:58AM-0.06m | 7:23PM-0.12m | 7:38AM0.06m | 8:08PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
4 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 54 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 15 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 19 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 573 | 568 | 575 | 1334 | 855 | 855 | 455 | 752 | 35 | 35 | 480 | 299 | 240 | 254 | 254 | 180 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 77 | 35 | 35 | 447 | 35 |
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