Maine:
Old Orchard Beach Surf Report
Score Chart:
0-15: conditions are poor in most regards.
16-25: conditions are surfable, but not great.
26-35: conditions are solid, favoring good surf.
36-45: you should be in the water!
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The swell height of an ocean buoy doesn't necessarily reflect the height of breaking waves at the beach. For breaking waves to form, the swell must literally collide with something: beaches, underwater shelves, and reefs are common examples. Even when the swell is the same, the breaking wave height might be totally different, for example, at a beach break with a gradual sloping bottom than it is at a rocky reef break where the wave will pick up more quickly.
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2/26/08: The reports for Maine and New Hampshire are BACK ONLINE as NOAA has finally attended to the local wavebuoys that were downed on January 1st! Thanks everyone for your patience, and thanks to NOAA for following through with their maintenance schedule.
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Wave Height: 2 ft
Swell Period: 5 secs
Swell Direction: SSE
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind Direction: Cross Shore (SSW)
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TONIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. AREAS OF FOG LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
WED NIGHT
SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. A
CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM.
THU
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE AFTERNOON.
THU NIGHT
W WINDS AROUND 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
FRI
W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT.
FRI NIGHT
SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SAT
S WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SUN
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. A CHANCE OF TSTMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR TSTMS.
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Last Updated: July 8, 2008, 9:41 pm EST
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