Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 4PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
55
54
93
75
64
50
48
57
68
42
33
20
22
23
11
24
24
18
12
15
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
W
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM2.65m
00:16AM2.90m
12:42PM2.75m
00:54AM2.90m
1:16PM2.84m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.17m
6:35AM-0.01m
6:48PM0.08m
7:09AM-0.03m
7:27PM0.01m
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:21
 mm
2
Temp °C
24
26
26
25
19
16
15
14
19
21
20
19
18
19
19
20
24
28
28
25
22
Feels °C
26
27
27
25
18
15
14
13
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
21
25
26
23
21
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