Old Orchard Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.53° N 70.36° W

Old Orchard Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
78
61
60
60
60
65
60
88
51
41
31
29
11
22
23
17
12
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
W
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:14AM2.96m
12:40PM2.81m
00:52AM2.96m
1:14PM2.90m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.16m
6:21AM-0.01m
6:34PM0.08m
6:55AM-0.03m
7:13PM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
19
17
16
15
20
22
21
19
18
19
19
19
24
28
21
21
19
Feels °C
25
25
18
15
14
13
18
20
18
17
16
17
16
16
21
25
20
20
18
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