Old Orchard Beach surf break

Old Orchard Beach surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 May 2026 EDT
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Old Orchard Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Orchard Beach sea temperature is
6.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Old Orchard Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Old Orchard Beach at 5PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (08 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
45
136
131
123
120
94
73
65
64
62
45
61
122
125
127
91
94
100
75
66
71
99
110
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:50PM2.33m
4:50AM2.58m
5:39PM2.36m
5:43AM2.56m
6:29PM2.44m
6:39AM2.57m
Low Tide
10:21AM0.31m
10:31PM0.62m
11:11AM0.33m
11:25PM0.60m
12:00PM0.33m
00:21AM0.53m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:53
2
7
4
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
11
9
8
7
8
10
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
15
16
13
14
12
11
10
10
8
8
10
7
5
4
4
5
6
4
3
5
8
8
9
9
13
13
12
13
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
Energy kJ
44
45
136
131
123
120
94
73
65
64
62
45
44
43
42
127
91
32
26
75
51
71
99
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
25
2
9
4
5
15
23
16
9
9
7
7
30
32
10
12
21
66
69
51
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
6
7
7
3
5
5
3
10
19
19
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
5
1
35
4
5
61
122
125
94
100
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
69
35
35
35
35
35
35
35
173
131
131
178
72
35
86
69
69
86
35
35
35
35
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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