Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 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 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
235
204
164
113
106
98
302
243
206
149
125
94
73
56
56
55
54
40
39
39
28
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM2.90m
11:21PM3.39m
12:05PM2.93m
00:13AM3.44m
12:59PM2.93m
1:06AM3.42m
Low Tide
4:52AM-0.34m
5:01PM-0.05m
5:44AM-0.44m
5:52PM-0.06m
6:37AM-0.48m
6:45PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
11
12
19
22
21
20
17
17
18
19
23
24
24
20
16
14
13
12
13
14
14
12
13
15
8
10
16
18
17
18
13
13
16
17
18
19
20
18
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
400
235
204
164
113
106
83
244
243
206
149
125
94
73
56
56
55
54
40
39
39
28
28
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
103
90
78
47
46
31
24
68
6
6
6
3
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
12
12
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.8
S
7
0.5
W
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
1
7
10
7
25
43
98
302
8
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
35
69
86
69
855
1334
86
69
69
35
35
35
35
235
35
35
35
404
447
447
447
86
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
2
4
1
3
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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