
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 37 | 64 | 44 | 30 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:22PM3.16m | 11:51AM3.01m | 00:11AM3.12m | 12:35PM3.05m | 00:58AM3.04m | 1:17PM3.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM-0.19m | 5:50PM-0.13m | 6:16AM-0.15m | 6:38PM-0.15m | 6:58AM-0.06m | 7:23PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 5 |
25 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 30 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 9 | 42 | 50 | — | 25 | 37 | 64 | 44 | 23 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 254 | 254 | 348 | 251 | 319 | 447 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 983 | 1334 | 1334 | 1344 | 1344 | 855 | 73 | 73 | 596 | 421 | 402 | 270 | 86 | 35 | 35 |
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