Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 105 | 132 | 106 | 82 | 53 | 48 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 44 | 51 | 66 | 59 | 65 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:46AM2.70m | 4:07PM2.82m | 4:40AM2.52m | 4:58PM2.72m | 5:36AM2.38m | 5:51PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43AM0.22m | 10:22PM0.20m | 10:32AM0.39m | 11:17PM0.31m | 11:24AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 105 | 132 | 106 | 82 | 53 | 48 | 57 | 13 | 55 | 44 | 51 | 66 | 59 | 65 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 251 | 251 | 240 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 69 | 86 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 35 |
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