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Old Orchard Beach · York County · Maine

Old Orchard Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Maine

Old Orchard Beach, Maine: 1–2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 10 seconds from the southeast, with an 8 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 15 mph. Water is about 53°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 5:06 pm.

Fair

1–2 ft

knee high

Swell from the southeast; wind from the west-northwest at 8 mph, offshore; the beach faces west-northwest.NSWE
first light 5:57 amrating through the daylast light 4:53 pm
Swell
1.8 ft · 10 s · SEplus 0.2 ft · 4 s · SSW
Wind
8 mph (WNW), gusts 15offshore
Tide
2.3 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 5:06 pm
Water
53°F4/3–5/4 hooded
Air
55°Ffeels like 51°F
Sun
rise 6:27 amset 4:23 pm

Old Orchard Beach surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Old Orchard Beach: 2 pm, Good, on a falling mid tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Old Orchard Beach today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15112–2 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Poor to Fair9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Fair2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Fair5 pm: Fair6a9a12p3p☀ 6:27 am4:23 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Old Orchard Beach tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.246-15112–2 ft6 am: Fair7 am: Poor to Fair8 am: Good9 am: Good10 am: Fair11 am: Good12 pm: Good1 pm: Good2 pm: Good3 pm: Fair4 pm: Poor to Fair5 pm: Poor6a9a12p3pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Old Orchard Beach: 9 am, Good, on a rising high tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 172.0 ft
7 am1 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 184.0 ft
8 am1 ftPoor to Fair10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 176.4 ft
9 am1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (W), gusts 188.5 ft
10 am1 ftPoor10 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 199.9 ft
11 am1 ftPoor9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 1610.2 ft
12 pm1 ftPoor8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 159.3 ft
1 pm1–2 ftFair8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 157.4 ft
2 pm2 ftGood7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 134.8 ft
3 pmnow2 ftFair9 mph offshore (W), gusts 162.3 ft
4 pm1–2 ftFair11 mph offshore (W), gusts 200.6 ft
5 pm1–2 ftFair13 mph offshore (W), gusts 23-0.1 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am2 ftFair11 mph offshore (W), gusts 181.2 ft
7 am1–2 ftPoor to Fair10 mph offshore (W), gusts 172.6 ft
8 am2 ftGood9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 164.8 ft
9 am2 ftGood10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 167.1 ft
10 am1–2 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 158.9 ft
11 am1–2 ftGood8 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 149.9 ft
12 pm1–2 ftGood9 mph offshore (W), gusts 159.7 ft
1 pm2 ftGood10 mph offshore (W), gusts 178.5 ft
2 pm2 ftGood10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 176.2 ft
3 pm2 ftFair9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 153.7 ft
4 pm1 ftPoor to Fair9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 151.5 ft
5 pm1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 160.2 ft

Old Orchard Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break

At 3 pm, sets at Old Orchard Beach arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.

Set rhythm: about 3 waves per set every 2 minutes, with about 129 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 1.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 3
Sets
every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
Lulls
about 129 s between breaking waves
How they break
Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
Shape
Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
Breaking
19% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Old Orchard Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Old Orchard Beach: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 3–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.

Old Orchard Beach surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2461–2Mon, Nov 9: GoodMonNov 91–2Tue, Nov 10: GoodTueNov 100–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–1Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 123–4Fri, Nov 13: GreatFriNov 131–2Sat, Nov 14: FairSatNov 140–1Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 150–0Mon, Nov 16: PoorMonNov 160–1Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 170–1Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Old Orchard Beach 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 91–2 ftGood1.6 ft · 9 s · SE10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 177 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 132 pm
Tue, Nov 101–2 ftGood2.1 ft · 11 s · SE9 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 1610 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 179 am
Wed, Nov 110–1 ftPoor1.1 ft · 10 s · SE9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 159 mph offshore (W), gusts 158 am
Thu, Nov 120–1 ftPoor0.6 ft · 10 s · ESE6 mph cross-shore (NNE)7 mph cross-shore (ENE)3 pm
Fri, Nov 133–4 ftGreat5.2 ft · 9 s · ESE21 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 2917 mph offshore (NW), gusts 242 pm
Sat, Nov 141–2 ftFair3.0 ft · 8 s · E12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 1711 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 171 pm
Sun, Nov 15flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.5 ft · 9 s · E11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1915 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 287 am
Mon, Nov 16flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.4 ft · 9 s · SSE7 mph offshore (NW), gusts 129 mph offshore (NW), gusts 1610 am
Tue, Nov 17flat (under 1 ft)Poor—6 mph offshore (NW)5 mph offshore (WNW)1 pm
Wed, Nov 18flat (under 1 ft)Poor—5 mph offshore (WNW)4 mph offshore (W)10 am
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Old Orchard Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Old Orchard Beach tide chart and tide times

Tides at Old Orchard Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:25 am, high 10.2 ft at 10:43 am, low -0.2 ft at 5:06 pm and high 8.9 ft at 11:15 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.

Tide height at Old Orchard Beach, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-11357911Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.3 ft, fallingLow 0.6 ft4:25 amHigh 10.2 ft10:43 amLow -0.2 ft5:06 pmHigh 8.9 ft11:15 pmLow 0.8 ft5:09 amHigh 9.9 ft11:21 amLow -0.1 ft5:44 pmHigh 8.7 ft11:56 pmLow 1.0 ft5:48 amHigh 9.3 ft11:54 amLow -0.1 ft6:19 pmHigh 8.0 ft12:31 amLow 1.2 ft6:20 am
Tide height at Old Orchard Beach, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Old Orchard Beach tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9Low 0.6 ft at 4:25 amHigh 10.2 ft at 10:43 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:06 pmHigh 8.9 ft at 11:15 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.8 ft at 5:09 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:21 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:44 pmHigh 8.7 ft at 11:56 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 1.0 ft at 5:48 amHigh 9.3 ft at 11:54 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:19 pm
Thu, Nov 12High 8.0 ft at 12:31 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:20 amHigh 9.4 ft at 12:35 pmLow 0.7 ft at 6:57 pm
Fri, Nov 13High 8.6 ft at 1:15 amLow 2.6 ft at 6:59 amHigh 9.9 ft at 1:13 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:44 pm
Sat, Nov 14High 8.4 ft at 1:54 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:47 amHigh 9.1 ft at 1:55 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:28 pm
Sun, Nov 15High 7.7 ft at 2:42 amLow 2.4 ft at 8:33 amHigh 8.5 ft at 2:45 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:18 pm
Mon, Nov 16High 7.2 ft at 3:29 amLow 2.0 ft at 9:25 amHigh 7.8 ft at 3:38 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:07 pm
Tue, Nov 17High 7.1 ft at 4:24 amLow 2.1 ft at 10:22 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:34 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Old Orchard Beach water temperature

The water temperature at Old Orchard Beach is about 53°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 51°F and an 8 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 53°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 53 degrees, 4/3–5/4 hooded; 52 to 53 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood53°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Old Orchard Beach

Spots near Old Orchard Beach with their rating right now, placed on a simple map.Old Orchard BeachPine PointScarborough BeachHiggins BeachFortunes RocksCrescent BeachGooch's Beach

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About Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach is a pier in Old Orchard Beach, York County, Maine, facing east-southeast. Also called OOB.

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