Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
98
93
100
94
73
75
76
80
55
54
53
37
36
23
19
19
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
S
5
W
10
NE
10
ENE
10
N
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
ENE
15
E
10
SE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
6:24AM2.57m
6:48PM2.98m
7:27AM2.55m
7:48PM3.07m
8:34AM2.57m
8:49PM3.17m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.21m
1:12AM0.10m
1:20PM0.22m
2:16AM-0.01m
2:22PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
3
Temp °C
22
24
30
30
28
25
22
19
19
21
23
22
24
21
21
20
19
19
23
22
22
20
20
18
Feels °C
22
24
29
28
27
27
23
20
20
23
25
24
26
23
23
20
19
18
21
20
20
19
18
16
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