Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
4.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.4
SE
1.1
S
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)999556667888888779666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94927060921261321673733272772011248360437823749247523230
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
2.39
8:25AM
2.61
9:01PM
2.56
9:16AM
2.72
9:43PM
2.76
10:03AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.48
2:36PM
0.25
2:56AM
0.30
3:21PM
0.13
3:44AM
0.09
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:01-------5:58--
Sunset7:20-------7:21-------7:22-------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--124---1---------1---1-
Temp. °C6444461315161717161313131199121415151920
Feels °C (?)0-2-3-2-3091013131413111210757111315141918
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