Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 85 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM2.63m | 1:19AM2.93m | 1:50PM2.70m | 1:56AM2.90m | 2:24PM2.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.28m | 7:30AM0.01m | 7:39PM0.23m | 8:04AM0.01m | 8:20PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 86 | 85 | 75 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | S 4 | E 3 | — | SE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 78 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 178 | 173 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 175 | 300 | 270 | 566 | 447 | 447 | 35 | 35 | 566 | 1814 | 1814 | 1814 | 1287 | 69 |
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