Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
7
2.4
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
753
394
207
138
116
67
107
52
37
52
33
64
31
41
41
30
18
18
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM2.83m
3:19AM2.77m
3:44PM2.89m
4:09AM2.68m
4:32PM2.92m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.15m
9:23AM0.08m
9:55PM0.13m
10:09AM0.14m
10:49PM0.12m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
7:59
 mm
1
10
Temp °C
22
21
19
19
20
21
26
29
30
26
25
23
21
21
25
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
21
20
16
17
18
19
24
27
27
24
24
22
20
21
25
25
25
24
25
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