Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 4AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
16
13
13
11
15
15
14
6
6
29
20
21
9
8
14
14
9
10
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:34PM2.87m
5:05AM2.54m
5:27PM2.89m
6:05AM2.46m
6:26PM2.91m
Low Tide
11:03PM0.13m
11:15AM0.21m
00:01AM0.12m
12:11PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:58
7:57
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
28
26
24
23
24
28
30
28
29
27
26
25
25
29
30
27
25
24
Feels °C
27
27
26
24
24
26
30
31
30
32
30
28
27
28
33
31
28
25
26
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