Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (25 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
10
3.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
661
770
1024
1154
1164
1736
1237
1214
1192
1126
1020
1000
1230
1569
1710
2356
1237
1181
1109
1468
1731
1628
1533
1476
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49AM2.76m
11:03PM2.91m
11:24AM2.90m
11:43PM2.95m
12:00PM3.02m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.10m
4:44PM0.12m
5:05AM0.03m
5:24PM-0.02m
5:42AM-0.02m
6:06PM-0.13m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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23
13
Temp °C
13
12
11
15
18
19
16
15
13
13
14
16
18
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
9
7
11
14
15
12
12
11
9
9
11
13
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
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