Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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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
6.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
186
113
88
69
32
38
30
25
42
43
51
54
113
196
141
138
120
92
92
64
62
100
145
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
S
10
SW
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
35
S
25
S
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:11AM2.69m
4:01PM2.34m
3:58AM2.63m
4:50PM2.33m
4:50AM2.58m
5:39PM2.36m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.26m
9:40PM0.60m
10:21AM0.31m
10:31PM0.62m
11:11AM0.33m
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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5:26
5:24
5:24
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7:50
7:51
7:52
1
7
3
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
15
12
9
7
7
9
12
13
14
11
9
7
7
9
12
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
9
8
5
3
3
5
7
8
9
9
5
3
3
5
6
5
4
2
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
247
186
113
88
69
32
38
30
25
42
43
51
54
113
196
141
138
120
92
92
64
62
61
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
9
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
17
Energy kJ
2
3
7
2
13
5
1
12
5
6
1
24
117
4
4
13
15
4
7
7
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
5
3
3
2
4
5
4
5
5
1
1
5
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
S
7
0.7
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
16
23
13
57
100
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
51
35
35
35
35
35
232
182
86
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
855
855
855
855
270
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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