Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 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
8.7° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
20
20
37
29
29
31
27
35
36
107
225
163
54
27
27
29
41
30
29
29
21
13
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
on
on
on
on
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:01PM2.87m
1:08AM3.35m
1:55PM2.83m
2:02AM3.27m
2:52PM2.77m
3:01AM3.15m
Low Tide
6:59PM-0.04m
7:44AM-0.46m
7:53PM0.02m
8:39AM-0.38m
8:50PM0.11m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
Temp °C
17
17
15
13
16
19
20
23
30
33
31
27
25
23
21
24
29
30
27
23
18
14
11
9
12
13
11
11
16
19
20
23
28
30
28
26
25
23
21
23
27
27
24
21
14
10
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
28
28
20
20
27
25
18
23
27
35
36
107
158
102
54
23
11
8
41
30
29
29
21
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
3
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
4
1
20
9
10
28
3
3
24
5
5
5
22
5
27
29
3
6
6
6
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
14
14
3
5
5
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
WSW
3
1.5
S
7
1.3
S
7
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
1
5
18
37
29
29
31
25
27
2
225
163
2
27
2
4
5
3
2
2
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
212
474
474
225
11
11
11
11
412
23
11
23
23
11
11
417
417
225
11
197
213
226
195
213
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)
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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