Longboard-friendly waves in Old Orchard Beach

Old Orchard Beach, Maine

Recommendations refresh every 30 minutes based on tide, wind, and crowd telemetry from Quiver.

Old Orchard Beach delivers the kind of mellow walls that make nine-footers purr. These 1 breaks offer long shoulders, patient sections, and enough face to cross-step without rushing.

Next steps

Keep planning Old Orchard Beach

Use this longboard friendly guide as the filter, then jump to live spots, tides, or the seasonal window.

Check live Old Orchard Beach spotsSee the local breaks and current surf conditions.Open pageFind the best surf windowCompare today's call with the seasonal pattern.Open pageWatch the tide windowUse tide timing before you commit to a spot.Open page

Old Orchard Beach surf report today

BeachHeightWindVerdict
Old Orchard Beach4.1 ft20 mph90/100

Loading map...

Featured Beaches(1)

Old Orchard Beach

Beginner friendly

Old Orchard Beach is an Atlantic sandbar surf zone at Old Orchard Beach in Southern Maine. The representative coordinate marks nearshore water, not a fixed takeoff; sandbars, currents, and access conditions can change.

Today's longboard plan in Old Orchard Beach

Best window

11:30 PM–12:30 AM

tide in range, cross-shore winds, good swell angle

Top picks

1Old Orchard Beach
4.1 ft20 mph
Long, peeling waves perfect for noseridingMellow takeoff zones with forgiving shouldersClassic surf spots with old-school vibesBest tide windows for logging sessions

Longboard-friendly breaks in Old Orchard Beach

Break types, wave character, and ideal conditions for mellow log sessions.

Old Orchard Beach
beach
beginner-intermediate

Old Orchard Beach is an Atlantic sandbar surf zone at Old Orchard Beach in Southern Maine. The representative coordinate marks nearshore water, not a fixed takeoff; sandbars, currents, and access conditions can change.

Wave character

Light offshore wind and manageable swell; useful tide varies with the active sandbar. No fixed tide-height or period optimum is claimed. The swell window describes estimated exposure, not ideal direction or guaranteed rideable surf.

Best conditions

Light offshore wind and manageable swell; useful tide varies with the active sandbar. No fixed tide-height or period optimum is claimed.

Log in 15 seconds(optional)
Wave Quality7/10
Crowd4/10
Overall8/10

Logging once helps tune Old Orchard Beach picks.

Frequently Asked Questions

About surfing in Old Orchard Beach

Great longboard spots in Old Orchard Beach include Old Orchard Beach. Look for peeling point breaks and gentle beach breaks with long shoulders.
Ideal longboard waves have gentle shoulders, a mellow takeoff, and long walls to trim. The best spots feature point breaks or sandbars that create peeling waves.

Check it, surf it, log it

Check the forecast, surf the session, log what happened — and build the record you'll compare every next call against.

Learn More

iPhone app is live. Android beta is open.