Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.9° 

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) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SSE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
40
126
132
88
82
53
39
57
45
45
44
58
56
58
65
52
51
41
52
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
5
WSW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
5
W
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
off
cross
High Tide
4:07PM2.82m
4:40AM2.52m
4:58PM2.72m
5:36AM2.38m
5:51PM2.64m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.22m
10:22PM0.20m
10:32AM0.39m
11:17PM0.31m
11:24AM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
22
20
19
19
19
20
23
24
24
23
23
21
21
22
23
24
23
21
22
Feels °C
22
21
23
21
20
20
21
22
24
23
23
24
23
22
20
23
23
23
20
21
19
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