Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
20.5° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.5
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
5
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
14
14
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
NE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:36PM3.23m
12:15PM2.87m
00:29AM3.21m
1:04PM2.94m
Low Tide
5:23PM-0.03m
6:06AM-0.32m
6:18PM-0.09m
6:55AM-0.31m
7:10PM-0.12m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
23
21
19
18
18
23
24
23
22
21
19
18
19
23
26
26
22
19
Feels °C
25
22
20
18
17
18
24
25
23
23
20
18
16
17
19
21
21
18
15
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