Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
41 | 45 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 29 | 48 | 91 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51PM2.64m | 6:34AM2.27m | 6:47PM2.58m | 7:36AM2.23m | 7:47PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.39m | 12:19PM0.62m | 1:17AM0.43m | 1:19PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 |
41 | 45 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 86 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | ESE 4 | E 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | ESE 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 48 | 91 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 855 | 175 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 447 | 447 | 428 | 799 | 447 | 35 | 35 | 393 | 956 | 942 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 77 |
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