Long Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Maine, USA)

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Long Sands Surf Guide

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.

Long Sands Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.8
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	4.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Long Sands:

The best conditions reported for surf at Long Sands occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Long Sands (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Long Sands with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in November while 38% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 30% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

38%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

30%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Long Sands Location Map

Interactive Long Sands surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Long Sands Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 14:36 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 29			Mon
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	E	S	E	E
Period (s)	10	5	11	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does Long Sands look like?

Latest photos from Long Sands. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Robert Koch Credit: Jean Kenyon

Tides at Long Sands

Current tide and informaton

For Cape Neddick, Maine, 2 km from Long Sands.

Next High Water: 05:43pm | 2.39m

Next Low Water: 11:48pm | 0.34m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Long Sands Sea Temperature

Water temperature (4.9 °C) at Long Sands is close to freezing today and the windchill (3.0 °C) will make tha air temperature seem similarly cold. You'll need a thick hooded winter wetsuit as well as neoprene gloves and boots and the forecast cloudiness won't make it feel any better.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.