Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.6°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.4
SE
11
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
S
5
0.7
SE
7
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
52
68
32
51
47
42
46
30
29
29
29
29
29
18
29
12
67
98
120
148
138
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:29AM2.27m
9:35PM2.66m
10:14AM2.36m
10:19PM2.74m
10:55AM2.45m
11:00PM2.81m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.36m
3:24PM0.57m
4:10AM0.27m
4:09PM0.48m
4:50AM0.18m
4:50PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
23
26
25
23
22
20
17
17
22
24
24
22
20
17
16
17
22
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
21
22
23
22
20
20
15
15
20
22
22
21
18
16
15
16
23
22
20
20
22
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