Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.6
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
0.5
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
17
12
12
12
12
12
12
41
148
135
122
96
91
73
69
57
45
45
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
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
9:28PM0.09m
9:43AM0.22m
10:22PM0.20m
10:32AM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
23
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
21
21
22
21
20
20
22
21
22
21
20
21
19
22
23
25
25
25
24
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