Old Orchard Beach surf report
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Updated 7:03 AM EDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
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About Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach sits on the Maine coast, where the water runs from about 38°F in February to 66°F in August.
The water here never averages above 70°F — even in August, the warmest month, it sits around 66°F. Most people wear a wetsuit.
Today it is 62°F. That is 4° below the August average of 66°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Old Orchard Beach about 0.9 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Old Orchard Beach good for surfing today?
Rideable — we score it 63 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 6s.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.