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Surfside Beach

Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States43.534, -70.352Beach break · faces SE (128°)
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Surfside Beach is an SE-facing beach break in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States. It picks up swell from E to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 65% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.

Break
Beach
Faces
SE (128°)
Best swell
E to SSE (90°–169°), 9 s or longer
Best wind
W to N offshore, or glassy
Best surf height
3–6 ft at the beach
Swell window
E to S (90° to 170.5°)
Offshore wind
NW
Tide
NOAA station 8418557
Wave buoy
PORTLAND - 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME · 17 km away
Cams
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