Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDT
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (29 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.6
SE
5
2.2
ESE
6
3
E
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
26
11
27
124
340
977
773
689
669
516
682
500
234
173
177
189
173
173
176
162
137
101
101
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
0
NW
5
NE
30
E
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:53AM2.55m
10:57PM2.91m
11:37AM2.54m
11:36PM2.90m
12:18PM2.52m
00:14AM2.89m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.40m
5:19AM0.05m
5:17PM0.43m
5:59AM0.05m
5:56PM0.45m
6:37AM0.07m
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heavy rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
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8:12
8:13
8:14
8:15
8
5
13
3
4
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
11
11
10
7
4
6
8
10
11
10
9
8
10
13
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
13
12
9
6
4
2
-3
-5
-2
1
4
7
7
5
5
7
10
8
9
8
9
11
9
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
8
2
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
8
16
1
516
382
298
234
173
177
189
173
173
176
162
137
101
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
13
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
12
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.6
SE
5
2.2
ESE
6
3
E
7
2.5
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.3
E
8
2.2
E
8
1.9
E
8
0.4
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
26
11
27
124
340
977
773
689
669
682
500
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1125
240
447
158
447
35
69
573
495
573
459
35
35
35
35
35
103
163
272
131
35
35
35
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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