Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is

11.6°C

Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Sands today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	9s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	16	17	17	15	16	16	15	15	14	14	30	17	14	12	15	27	31	36	103	55	45	50
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NNE	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		6:07PM2.75m				6:52AM2.67m					7:14PM2.73m				7:49AM2.78m				8:13PM2.74m
Low Tide				00:35AM0.10m					1:05PM0.23m				1:35AM0.10m				2:06PM0.11m				2:28AM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
	4:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:29	—	—	—	—	4:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	12	13	13	14	18	22	23	19	16	15	14	14	18	20	20	19	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	12	10	12	10	12	16	19	21	17	13	12	12	12	16	18	19	18	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 10	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	SSE 6	E 8	SSE 6
kJ	16	17	3	6	6	5	15	15	14	14	14	17	7	7	7	7	7	6	62	55	5	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	ESE 8	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	—	S 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 8
kJ	1	7	17	15	16	16	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	2	3	3	7	7	2	2	2	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	S 4	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 10
kJ	7	1	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	2	1	1	1	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 3	—	S 4	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	WSW 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	—	SSE 6	—
kJ	—	1	—	5	5	8	5	7	11	13	30	1	14	12	15	27	31	36	103	—	45	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1320	893	893	984	1076	1076	1320	1320	598	482	482	11	598	829	636	829	893	11	2594	11	27	11
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Rating (10 max)												1						1		1		1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6

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