Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is

18.4° 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 (08 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (08 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 8							Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	207	204	204	196	202	207	159	123	120	104	94	99	107	90	87	98	68	53	48	33	32	31	19	19
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WNW	N	NE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	WNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:29AM2.56m				5:56PM2.83m				6:26AM2.51m				6:50PM2.92m				7:29AM2.49m				7:50PM3.00m
Low Tide				11:43AM0.18m				00:25AM0.18m				12:36PM0.21m				1:26AM0.10m				1:34PM0.22m


	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11
	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	—
Temp °C	16	17	20	22	20	19	19	21	21	23	29	30	29	27	25	22	20	21	23	22	22	20	20	20
Feels °C	15	16	21	21	17	17	18	21	21	24	29	29	29	27	26	24	21	23	24	23	23	21	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	207	204	204	196	202	207	159	123	120	104	94	99	107	90	87	49	68	53	48	33	32	31	19	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	SE 10	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 8	SE 10	S 5	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	3	4	4	4	68	4	17	6	3	2	1	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	—	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 4	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	4	4	4	4	1	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	N 3	NNW 3	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 4	SSW 4	SW 4	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	S 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	2	1	—	—	1	5	6	8	6	1	2	9	9	40	98	37	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Hampton Beach New Hampshire	Good Harbor Beach Massachusetts	Good Harbor Beach Massachusetts	Green Harbor Massachusetts	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ditch Plains Long Island NY	Harvey Cedars New Jersey	Island Beach State Park New Jersey	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island	Madaket Massachusetts
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	11	32	60	60	121	40	23	11	11	11	11	11	115	23	11	11	11	11	259	484	470	316	213	213
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine	Ogunquit Beach							Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach			Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Popham Read
Rating (10 max)	1							1	1	1	1	1			1	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	3	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	7	9	9	9	8	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	5	5	5

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