Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.2
E
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
S
4
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
2.5
ENE
7
3.5
NE
8
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
22
21
26
16
10
10
6
4
6
10
9
7
9
7
11
18
8
16
16
788
1774
1628
1129
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
N
15
N
20
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
WNW
15
WNW
45
NE
40
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36PM2.82m
10:09AM2.51m
10:19PM2.84m
10:55AM2.50m
10:59PM2.85m
11:39AM2.48m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.33m
4:05AM0.12m
4:10PM0.37m
4:51AM0.07m
4:51PM0.41m
5:33AM0.05m
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
8:13
1
1
2
2
2
5
3
2
8
2
1
Temp °C
26
21
17
16
13
14
15
16
15
14
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
11
10
7
8
4
5
8
24
21
15
14
11
12
14
15
13
10
8
5
7
9
10
8
7
7
4
3
-1
-6
-3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
31
22
21
26
16
10
5
4
4
5
6
9
7
9
7
8
18
8
10
9
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
6
3
6
6
7
6
6
6
11
5
5
16
16
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
4
1
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
7
4
3
7
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
2.5
ENE
7
3.5
NE
8
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
5
4
2
10
16
5
6
1
2
788
1774
1628
1129
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
489
468
194
212
213
213
213
195
212
144
213
1076
278
274
144
1311
1311
107
474
474
43
605
598
833
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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