Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.6
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
40
31
16
16
10
10
11
11
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
10
10
26
67
229
441
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM2.26m
4:28PM2.51m
5:20AM2.21m
5:24PM2.46m
6:16AM2.21m
6:22PM2.45m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.66m
11:05PM0.44m
11:13AM0.71m
00:00AM0.47m
12:10PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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7:00
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5:57
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5:54
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5:52
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
6
4
4
4
4
6
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
1
2
1
0
1
0
-1
-1
0
0
2
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
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