Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 EDT
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
3.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.9
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)566777788888887757788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7043119262286231208207181122805539272019209910661212
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
SSW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossoncrossglasscross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
2.44
6:41AM
2.79
7:39PM
2.46
7:56AM
2.78
8:46PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
0.06
12:13AM
0.38
1:10PM
0.10
1:28AM
0.37
2:20PM
0.08
2:39AM
0.27
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:31-------6:28
Sunset--7:00-------7:00-------7:01-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----121-----------------
Temp. °C9111312101082132-1-3-5-5-5-4-5-3-2-2-2-2-2
Feels °C (?)57109574-7-7-5-6-8-10-12-11-10-9-10-7-8-6-7-7-8
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