Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
64
126
97
86
52
93
50
49
55
46
29
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:21PM2.85m
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.76m
4:42AM2.47m
5:00PM2.67m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.09m
9:57AM0.23m
10:36PM0.21m
10:46AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
22
20
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
22
23
26
25
25
23
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