Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
9
10
9
33
102
204
355
385
461
424
385
430
516
473
363
537
297
307
315
315
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
5
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
6:14AM2.26m
6:20PM2.50m
7:09AM2.31m
7:18PM2.53m
8:01AM2.42m
8:12PM2.60m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.46m
11:56AM0.69m
00:41AM0.45m
12:55PM0.63m
1:34AM0.40m
1:51PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
12
14
14
13
9
6
3
2
5
8
7
8
7
Feels °C
4
3
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
6
7
9
11
9
4
0
-3
-3
0
4
3
5
4
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