Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C
2.0° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.6
S
3
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
8
8
3
3
4
4
3
8
93
89
88
88
91
97
101
87
51
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:17AM3.20m
1:48PM3.02m
2:06AM3.06m
2:33PM2.99m
2:55AM2.89m
3:19PM2.91m
Low Tide
7:27AM-0.23m
7:46PM-0.09m
8:11AM-0.11m
8:36PM-0.02m
8:56AM0.05m
9:28PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:42
 mm
2
7
8
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
22
23
22
21
20
18
17
17
20
21
21
21
22
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
15
19
21
19
19
19
16
15
16
19
19
19
19
20
18
18
17
18
18
18
20
21
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