
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 3AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Old Orchard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
74 | 48 | 56 | 111 | 113 | 117 | 76 | 83 | 105 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 37 | 100 | 96 | 73 | 70 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM2.91m | 12:43PM2.56m | 00:43AM2.93m | 1:17PM2.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.39m | 6:23AM0.06m | 6:23PM0.33m | 6:57AM0.03m | 7:01PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
17 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 113 | 117 | 76 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 47 | 38 | 62 | 28 | 100 | 96 | 73 | 70 | 52 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 6 | SSE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | 21 | — | 4 | 65 | 83 | 90 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 28 | 37 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | N 3 | — | — | ENE 5 | S 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
74 | 48 | 53 | 111 | 112 | 95 | 1 | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 258 | 245 | 258 | 258 | 238 | 238 | 262 | 240 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 233 | 251 | 86 | 35 | 35 |
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