Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
20.2° C
1.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 1PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
S
4
1.2
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
8
12
43
71
50
40
46
46
27
16
33
44
38
32
27
35
118
191
138
94
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:08AM3.00m
2:35PM2.92m
2:57AM2.83m
3:21PM2.85m
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.76m
Low Tide
8:25AM-0.12m
8:50PM-0.02m
9:10AM0.05m
9:42PM0.09m
9:57AM0.23m
10:36PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:42
7:40
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
19
20
20
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
18
18
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
21
22
24
21
20
20
21
20
21
19
19
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