Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 56 | 103 | 91 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 47 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35AM2.25m | 8:44PM2.63m | 9:27AM2.32m | 9:33PM2.72m | 10:12AM2.40m | 10:17PM2.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.41m | 2:18PM0.62m | 3:11AM0.35m | 3:10PM0.55m | 3:56AM0.26m | 3:55PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 20 | 19 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 25 | 39 | 18 | 19 | 47 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 6 | S 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 3 | — | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | S 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | — | 103 | 91 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 44 | 25 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 983 | 35 | 983 | 1958 | 673 | 472 | 69 | 86 | 73 | 35 | 69 | 300 | 86 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
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