Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
27
25
25
36
35
35
53
53
60
68
46
46
46
45
42
40
33
32
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
SSE
0
E
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:52PM3.11m
3:36AM2.65m
3:50PM3.02m
4:40AM2.55m
4:55PM2.94m
Low Tide
9:15PM-0.10m
9:27AM0.22m
10:16PM-0.00m
10:29AM0.31m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
19
24
27
22
19
19
16
15
14
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
20
19
18
17
17
18
22
25
22
20
20
14
14
12
16
15
15
15
12
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