Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.4° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.7
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
21
43
85
85
82
71
64
37
21
39
45
42
34
25
18
17
23
41
40
137
123
138
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:27AM2.32m
9:33PM2.72m
10:12AM2.40m
10:17PM2.80m
10:53AM2.50m
10:58PM2.87m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.35m
3:10PM0.55m
3:56AM0.26m
3:55PM0.46m
4:36AM0.18m
4:36PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
23
25
24
23
21
19
17
18
22
24
25
22
19
17
16
17
21
23
22
20
20
Feels °C
21
19
22
21
22
22
20
18
15
16
19
21
23
21
18
16
15
17
21
21
20
19
21
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