Long Sands Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Maine, USA)
Photo by: Jean KenyonLong 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 | 18.2°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.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Long Sands Surf:
Monday, 10 August 2020, 17:31 Local time| Monday 10 | Tue | |||
| 5PM | 8PM | 11PM | 2AM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SE |
SE |
 S |
 SSE |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
 |
 |
 |
| Wind State | cross- on |
cross- on |
cross- off |
cross- off |
Tide Times:
For Cape Neddick, Maine, 2 km from Long Sands.
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
|---|---|---|
| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Long Sands Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At York, 1 km from Long Sands.
light winds from the SSW km/h |  dry | Air temperature 23 °C |
Current weather near Long Sands
Buoy Data:
At Western Maine Shelf Buoy, 10 miles from Long Sands.
| 11AM | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Overall Long Sands Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
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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.
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