Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
60
85
101
106
113
131
133
131
129
77
73
70
42
40
38
22
22
18
17
17
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:05AM2.91m
10:30PM2.85m
10:44AM3.08m
11:14PM2.91m
11:25AM3.20m
Low Tide
3:45AM0.12m
4:11PM-0.01m
4:24AM0.04m
4:54PM-0.17m
5:06AM-0.01m
5:40PM-0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
7
5
7
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
14
14
14
13
12
10
9
12
17
17
15
12
Feels °C
5
4
2
4
9
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
10
9
10
9
8
7
5
9
14
14
12
8
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