Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.5
SE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
355
515
510
402
402
261
397
505
440
513
517
363
396
405
388
397
351
388
343
301
203
151
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:09AM2.31m
7:18PM2.53m
8:01AM2.42m
8:12PM2.60m
8:46AM2.57m
9:02PM2.69m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.63m
1:34AM0.40m
1:51PM0.52m
2:22AM0.31m
2:42PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
11
13
15
15
13
9
6
5
3
7
10
8
8
8
7
6
6
11
16
16
12
9
Feels °C
7
8
8
10
11
8
3
0
-1
-2
2
6
4
5
5
3
2
1
6
12
11
6
3
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