Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (30 May)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (30 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
E
7
1.8
E
7
2
E
8
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
399
435
489
462
321
454
191
160
131
115
110
107
83
55
103
134
125
90
68
140
120
107
55
39
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:37AM2.54m
11:36PM2.90m
12:18PM2.52m
00:14AM2.89m
12:57PM2.50m
00:51AM2.87m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.05m
5:17PM0.43m
5:59AM0.05m
5:56PM0.45m
6:37AM0.07m
6:33PM0.47m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:15
8:15
16
15
5
4
1
Temp °C
7
4
7
10
10
10
9
8
7
10
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
11
12
-2
-5
-1
3
4
7
6
5
4
7
12
11
10
11
10
9
8
7
4
5
10
9
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
1.8
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
12
23
17
8
321
239
191
160
131
115
110
107
83
55
103
134
125
90
68
140
120
107
55
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
20
7
3
4
1
1
4
22
30
4
17
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
8
2
23
4
4
4
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
6
2.3
ENE
7
2.3
ENE
7
2.1
E
7
2
E
8
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
NE
2
0.6
E
4
0.9
E
5
Energy kJ
399
435
489
462
454
5
4
7
2
1
11
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
140
150
251
573
573
855
35
35
35
35
69
127
35
35
35
35
77
114
193
251
103
69
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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