Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SSE
5
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
107
75
74
72
72
82
55
80
90
73
60
50
50
38
30
36
33
39
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
10
W
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:38PM2.87m
12:08PM2.65m
00:16AM2.90m
12:42PM2.75m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.27m
6:01AM0.04m
6:09PM0.17m
6:35AM-0.01m
6:48PM0.08m
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:24
7:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
21
20
20
20
24
26
25
25
19
17
15
14
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
22
22
26
26
25
25
18
15
13
12
17
17
15
15
16
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