Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.7
SE
7
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
17
14
15
21
43
91
100
60
88
64
43
20
44
45
48
40
38
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44PM2.63m
9:27AM2.32m
9:33PM2.72m
10:12AM2.40m
10:17PM2.80m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.62m
3:11AM0.35m
3:10PM0.55m
3:56AM0.26m
3:55PM0.46m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
23
26
26
24
22
19
17
17
23
24
24
22
19
Feels °C
20
19
19
20
19
19
20
22
23
21
20
17
15
14
21
21
23
22
19
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