Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is

11.6°C

Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Sands today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 11AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	21	13	11	18	22	43	62	47	47	37	28	49	74	119	150	94	83	38	110	124	176	253	403	553	720	765
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			7:49AM2.78m				8:13PM2.74m				8:38AM2.87m				9:06PM2.74m				9:23AM2.94m				9:53PM2.72m
Low Tide	1:35AM0.10m				2:06PM0.11m				2:28AM0.11m				2:59PM0.00m				3:14AM0.13m				3:47PM-0.07m				3:57AM0.17m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—
	—	—	—	—	4:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:27	—	—	—	—	4:25
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	9	10	5	4	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	1
Temp °C	14	14	18	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	13	12	10	9	10	10	9	8	7	7	6
Feels °C	11	12	15	19	19	17	18	17	18	19	19	17	17	14	16	9	8	5	3	4	3	2	2	0	1	-1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	2	2	2	128	94	83	38	17	9	22	22	21	18	31	51
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 8	SE 8	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 7	—	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	4	3	3	3	7	3	2	2	2	2	1	—	1	6	6	5	6	6	11	3	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	N 4	NNE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	21	13	11	18	22	43	62	47	47	37	28	49	74	119	150	12	11	54	110	124	176	253	403	553	720	765
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	421	427	1731	2594	2052	2594	2594	27	11	410	393	436	11	92	11	86	146	146	348	213	313	216	212	195	141	226
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine									Ogunquit Beach				Trayhan's	Popham Read	Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)									1				1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	1	1	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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