Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
17.1°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (12 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
8
9
9
9
14
15
27
21
19
16
22
32
30
29
29
29
28
54
35
37
39
33
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:11AM3.12m
12:35PM3.05m
00:58AM3.04m
1:17PM3.04m
1:42AM2.91m
1:58PM2.98m
Low Tide
6:16AM-0.15m
6:38PM-0.15m
6:58AM-0.06m
7:23PM-0.12m
7:38AM0.06m
8:08PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:53
 mm
1
6
2
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
19
21
21
18
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
17
16
15
16
16
13
10
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