Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
1.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
SSE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
72
42
22
12
12
12
12
12
12
65
135
129
116
94
71
67
67
55
54
36
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:19PM2.91m
3:46AM2.70m
4:07PM2.82m
4:40AM2.52m
4:58PM2.72m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.05m
9:28PM0.09m
9:43AM0.22m
10:22PM0.20m
10:32AM0.39m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
25
26
25
23
24
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
22
20
21
19
19
20
25
25
24
24
25
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