
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
177 | 190 | 160 | 138 | 158 | 78 | 56 | 85 | 71 | 117 | 131 | 187 | 187 | 137 | 131 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 43 | 40 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM2.74m | 9:46PM2.78m | 10:05AM2.91m | 10:30PM2.85m | 10:44AM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.17m | 3:45AM0.12m | 4:11PM-0.01m | 4:24AM0.04m | 4:54PM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
177 | 190 | 160 | 138 | 106 | 78 | 56 | 85 | 71 | 117 | 131 | 187 | 187 | 137 | 131 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 43 | 40 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 10 |
3 | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 56 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 9 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 |
11 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 158 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 859 | 35 | 259 | 258 | 103 | 103 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 103 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 69 | 86 | 86 |
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