Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SE
9
1.3
SSE
5
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
117
138
132
126
105
105
181
75
85
75
58
72
72
55
97
80
53
53
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM2.81m
11:32AM2.55m
11:38PM2.87m
12:08PM2.65m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.37m
5:26AM0.10m
5:30PM0.27m
6:01AM0.04m
6:09PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:24
 mm
1
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
19
23
25
25
24
21
20
20
20
24
25
26
24
21
Feels °C
20
19
21
20
20
18
22
22
23
21
21
21
21
21
25
26
28
25
21
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