Long Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Maine, USA)
Long Sands Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 5.1 °C
| Thursday 02 | ||||
| 5AM | 8AM | 11AM | 2PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 NE |
 ENE |
 ENE |
 NE |
| Period (s) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- off |
off | cross- off |
cross- off |
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Long Sands in Maine is an exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and pollution.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Cape Neddick, Maine, 2 km from Long Sands.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Long Sands Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At York, 1 km from Long Sands.
moderate winds from the N km/h |  dry | Air temperature 4 °C |
Current weather near Long Sands
Buoy Data:
At Western Maine Shelf Buoy, 10 miles from Long Sands.
| 11PM | 12AM | 1AM | 2AM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Overall Long Sands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April
Surf photos from
the gallery
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Use this relief map to navigate to Maine surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Long Sands
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Long Sands:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break7 mi
- Fourth closest break7 mi
- Fifth closest break8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Long Sands:
- Closest wave buoy10 mi
- Second closest wave buoy34 mi
- Third closest wave buoy35 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy45 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy56 mi
Tide stations nearest to Long Sands:
- Closest tide stationCape Neddick1 mi
- Second closest tide stationYork Harbor2 mi
- Third closest tide stationSeapoint, Cutts Island6 mi
- Fourth closest tide stationKittery Point, Portsmouth Harbor7 mi
- Fifth closest tide stationGerrish Island, Portsmouth Harbor7 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Long Sands is Portland International Jetport Airport (PWM) in USA, 59 km (37 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Long Sands is Laurence G Hanscom Fld (Bedford) Airport (BED), also in USA, 94 km (58 miles) away.
- Third is General Edward Lawrence Logan International (Boston) Airport (BOS) in USA, 94 km (58 miles) away.
- Augusta State Airport (AUG) in USA is 145 km (90 miles) away.
- North Central State (Smithfield) Airport (SFZ), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Long Sands and is 155 km (96 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Long Sands, Maine. Use the tab navigation above to view Long Sands sea temperature, Long Sands photographs, Long Sands detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Long Sands webcams, current wind from Maine live weather stations and Long Sands tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Long Sands.
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