Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.4°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
61
77
59
57
52
37
51
65
68
72
78
66
61
57
57
41
71
50
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
0
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:15PM3.01m
3:49AM2.66m
4:07PM2.98m
4:48AM2.55m
5:06PM2.95m
Low Tide
9:32PM-0.00m
9:45AM0.18m
10:30PM0.05m
10:41AM0.27m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
5
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
21
22
18
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
19
17
16
16
17
15
17
22
21
18
20
18
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