Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.5° 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 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
125
106
84
67
54
33
32
23
23
18
19
167
244
237
160
135
119
159
159
114
136
194
287
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NW
0
NW
0
SW
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:37AM2.60m
8:10PM2.73m
8:34AM2.67m
8:58PM2.93m
9:28AM2.76m
9:45PM3.12m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.24m
2:17AM0.23m
2:33PM0.16m
3:10AM0.02m
3:22PM0.07m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:59
2
4
10
7
2
1
Temp °C
7
9
12
12
14
13
10
9
9
10
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
2
4
8
9
10
10
8
7
7
7
4
6
6
7
6
8
7
8
7
7
5
6
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
151
125
106
84
67
54
33
32
23
23
18
19
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
114
136
194
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
2
12
4
5
6
6
6
10
10
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
2
1
17
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.3
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
10
7
9
167
244
237
160
135
119
159
159
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
35
35
35
35
35
566
35
35
73
73
1261
1365
1574
855
535
475
693
465
421
409
173
102
77
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Old Orchard Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest