Old Orchard Beach, United States

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Old Orchard Beach, Maine aerial view — Old Orchard Beach (OOB). Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach is a town in Maine, United States. From Old Orchard Beach you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is Old Orchard Beach (OOB), a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 126 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PWM, 15 km away.

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Staying in Old Orchard Beach

126 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 8 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PWM, 15 km, PSM, 61 km, AUG, 101 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Old Orchard Beach.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Old Orchard Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Old Orchard Beach too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Higgins Beach9.1 kmabout 20 min by car

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

5 ft194 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Higgins Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	47, fair	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, offshore	11°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	194kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	10°C

Old Orchard Beach (OOB)0.3 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

5 ft214 kJ

4 ft110 kJ

5 ft194 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Old Orchard Beach (OOB), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	2 ft7 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	5 ft7 smushy	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	48, good	4 ft6 smushy	110kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	194kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 12 knots, offshore	15°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	12°C

Scarborough6.6 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Scarborough, 4 km

1 ft6 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

5 ft287 kJ

4 ft120 kJ

5 ft194 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

3 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Scarborough, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	37kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft8 smushy	287kJ	wind from the north, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	120kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	194kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	2 ft7 smushy	61kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	10°C

Fortunes Rocks9.2 kmabout 20 min by car

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fortunes Rocks, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	8kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C

Timber Island13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Kennebunkport, 7 km

1 ft8 kJ

2 ft41 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

4 ft133 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Timber Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	8kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	10°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	41kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	12°C
Tue 20Oct	44, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft7 smushy	133kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	27, poor	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore	11°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	11°C

Doc Browns12.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Scarborough, 9 km

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Doc Browns, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	10°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	10°C

TWO LIGHTS14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Scarborough, 11 km

1 ft7 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

5 ft226 kJ

5 ft126 kJ

5 ft205 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at TWO LIGHTS, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 shollow	7kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	10°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	2 ft7 shollow	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	11°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft6 smushy	126kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	11°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 shollow	65kJ	wind from the north-west, 12 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	10°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Old Orchard Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Old Orchard Beach

Big Daddy's Restaurant & BarBar and grill · in the centre
Bill's PizzaPizza · in the centre
JJ's EateryAmerican · in the centre
Rocco's PizzaPizza · in the centre
Bell Buoy RestaurantSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
Bull & Brew Wing HouseBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits