Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.3° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
53
29
47
55
29
52
56
56
40
67
54
49
37
31
50
50
31
33
45
44
43
42
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
15
SE
15
S
10
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:40AM2.52m
4:58PM2.72m
5:36AM2.38m
5:51PM2.64m
6:34AM2.27m
6:47PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.39m
11:17PM0.31m
11:24AM0.52m
00:15AM0.39m
12:19PM0.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
23
24
25
23
23
22
20
20
25
26
25
25
22
20
19
19
24
24
23
21
19
Feels °C
20
22
23
23
24
24
22
22
20
20
26
25
25
25
20
18
17
17
22
21
19
19
19
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