Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 26 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
222
191
165
104
58
56
96
68
46
44
32
23
23
21
16
16
10
9
16
20
22
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:22AM2.56m
8:49PM2.78m
9:19AM2.53m
9:36PM2.82m
10:09AM2.51m
10:19PM2.84m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.26m
2:35PM0.27m
3:15AM0.18m
3:25PM0.33m
4:05AM0.12m
4:10PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
23
26
25
24
22
19
18
19
24
26
25
21
17
14
13
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
16
17
21
24
22
22
19
17
16
17
22
24
23
18
14
12
11
12
12
11
10
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Energy kJ
216
222
191
165
104
25
29
96
68
46
44
32
23
23
21
16
16
10
6
16
20
22
18
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
58
46
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.5
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
Energy kJ
4
16
37
56
5
2
1
2
1
2
3
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
23
11
23
40
11
11
11
431
468
197
188
213
213
213
195
254
262
300
365
274
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
1
3
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
6
7
6
6
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
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