Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
45
24
25
25
22
12
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
7
11
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:59AM2.83m
10:20PM2.93m
10:45AM2.93m
11:09PM2.92m
11:28AM2.98m
Low Tide
3:50AM-0.02m
4:12PM0.01m
4:37AM-0.04m
5:02PM-0.09m
5:21AM-0.02m
5:48PM-0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
18
21
20
17
14
12
11
11
16
18
16
13
12
10
11
9
11
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
14
16
15
13
10
8
7
6
10
11
9
8
8
6
8
4
5
8
10
10
9
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