Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
11
7
7
11
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
7
23
27
15
6
3
3
11
88
126
130
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
S
0
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
N
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
SW
10
N
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:07PM2.98m
11:26AM3.05m
11:54PM2.93m
12:07PM3.06m
00:38AM2.85m
12:46PM3.02m
Low Tide
5:07AM-0.02m
5:34PM-0.14m
5:49AM0.04m
6:18PM-0.14m
6:29AM0.13m
7:00PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:50
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6:07
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6:05
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2
2
2
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Temp °C
11
9
8
11
14
15
13
12
10
10
9
11
13
12
13
13
10
11
11
14
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
6
5
4
6
10
12
11
10
7
7
6
7
8
8
10
11
9
11
10
13
18
19
16
15
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