Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 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
7.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 4PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
101
84
84
66
118
161
136
130
91
72
48
44
28
27
27
27
20
75
172
158
119
136
120
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
S
10
S
10
S
5
N
5
N
5
N
0
SE
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
7:22PM2.51m
7:39AM2.55m
8:12PM2.68m
8:36AM2.62m
9:00PM2.87m
Low Tide
1:05PM0.30m
1:34AM0.42m
1:57PM0.25m
2:31AM0.23m
2:47PM0.16m
3:24AM0.02m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
13
14
13
13
11
9
8
9
12
13
14
13
11
10
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
9
11
9
10
7
4
3
4
9
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
104
101
84
84
55
118
161
136
130
91
72
48
44
27
26
27
27
19
16
10
10
10
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
68
48
49
45
66
50
21
4
2
2
13
23
28
4
3
26
20
20
20
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
3
8
8
38
6
8
4
13
1
28
27
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
N
2
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
2
4
1
4
4
2
3
9
75
172
158
119
136
120
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
209
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
27
27
1925
1305
893
839
225
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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