Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDT
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
S
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.3
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
564
849
849
590
510
394
400
256
225
164
165
106
147
331
238
188
125
103
84
58
58
43
42
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
10:20AM2.84m
10:32PM3.28m
11:12AM2.90m
11:21PM3.39m
12:05PM2.93m
00:13AM3.44m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.00m
4:52AM-0.34m
5:01PM-0.05m
5:44AM-0.44m
5:52PM-0.06m
6:37AM-0.48m
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
12
4
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
18
20
20
19
16
16
17
19
23
25
25
22
17
15
14
13
5
6
8
10
8
8
7
8
15
16
16
16
12
12
15
17
18
19
21
20
15
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ESE
9
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
564
849
849
590
510
394
400
256
225
164
139
106
71
233
238
188
125
103
84
58
58
43
42
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
31
200
140
109
109
75
103
76
62
47
31
12
41
82
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
12
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
1
S
9
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
0.5
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
5
4
6
165
62
147
331
5
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
103
163
39
35
35
35
35
35
35
69
69
35
1334
86
86
35
35
35
35
35
232
232
233
258
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
1
1
4
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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