Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
16.4°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
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)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
19
24
24
25
16
25
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
18
14
22
19
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:08PM2.57m
5:56AM2.24m
6:05PM2.52m
6:56AM2.22m
7:06PM2.52m
Low Tide
11:33PM0.44m
11:39AM0.68m
00:33AM0.48m
12:38PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
 mm
1
4
2
4
Temp °C
23
18
16
13
10
10
14
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
11
10
10
Feels °C
20
13
11
8
5
6
11
12
10
9
10
9
10
10
11
10
8
9
8
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