Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
28
28
28
27
35
35
60
70
32
55
47
31
41
33
26
29
29
32
28
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:37AM2.20m
8:46PM2.58m
9:29AM2.27m
9:35PM2.66m
10:14AM2.36m
10:19PM2.74m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.65m
3:25AM0.36m
3:24PM0.57m
4:10AM0.27m
4:09PM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
24
27
26
25
22
19
17
17
22
24
24
22
19
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
23
23
22
20
17
15
14
20
22
23
21
18
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