Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
13
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
18
18
25
85
146
126
104
80
59
23
15
10
14
15
15
15
15
16
18
8
22
57
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
SW
15
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:30AM3.11m
3:08PM2.89m
3:24AM2.94m
4:00PM2.85m
4:20AM2.75m
4:52PM2.80m
Low Tide
8:55AM-0.24m
9:17PM0.05m
9:46AM-0.08m
10:14PM0.13m
10:36AM0.09m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
2
2
8
Temp °C
20
18
24
25
21
21
21
21
21
19
22
24
26
22
20
18
18
19
24
26
25
22
22
Feels °C
19
16
22
22
19
20
19
20
21
15
18
19
22
18
17
15
14
16
21
24
20
18
18
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