Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
19.2°C
1.6° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
11
11
11
6
13
33
20
10
10
10
10
33
39
33
27
49
59
58
73
65
60
60
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
N
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:51PM2.91m
2:14AM2.80m
2:31PM2.95m
2:59AM2.72m
3:17PM2.95m
Low Tide
7:45AM-0.02m
8:10PM-0.04m
8:25AM0.02m
8:55PM-0.04m
9:09AM0.09m
9:46PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
19
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
19
17
18
17
16
18
18
19
18
16
15
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
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