Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.6° 

Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Long Sands today (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
14
16
19
19
29
29
28
27
26
25
26
27
29
28
19
18
18
19
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
5
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM2.72m
4:06AM2.39m
4:15PM2.61m
5:01AM2.27m
5:10PM2.52m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.23m
10:04AM0.52m
10:50PM0.36m
10:56AM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:49
6:46
 mm
7
2
Temp °C
20
23
22
19
19
18
19
21
20
18
17
18
18
18
22
24
23
18
14
Feels °C
18
22
22
20
19
19
20
21
20
19
18
19
19
19
21
20
18
14
10
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