Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
8.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.8
E
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
161
136
119
91
72
48
29
28
27
27
20
61
155
220
167
119
123
166
216
178
99
70
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
S
10
S
5
NW
5
N
0
NW
5
SW
10
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
E
15
E
15
E
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:39AM2.55m
8:12PM2.68m
8:36AM2.62m
9:00PM2.87m
9:30AM2.70m
9:47PM3.06m
Low Tide
1:34AM0.42m
1:57PM0.25m
2:31AM0.23m
2:47PM0.16m
3:24AM0.02m
3:36PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
1
1
2
7
3
10
Temp °C
8
7
8
12
13
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
10
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
3
2
3
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
6
7
5
7
8
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.2
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
88
161
136
119
91
72
48
29
27
26
27
19
20
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
99
70
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
80
21
4
3
1
13
23
7
7
6
6
20
1
10
29
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
4
13
1
1
28
28
27
26
1
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
1
3
4
1
6
11
6
5
61
155
220
167
119
123
166
216
178
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
11
11
23
11
27
11
23
40
1320
1925
893
484
658
412
225
209
213
393
254
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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