Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 EDT
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Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
7.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
133
165
191
231
284
398
592
783
961
978
878
717
624
539
549
736
904
851
737
697
603
559
477
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
5
N
10
N
0
NNW
5
SE
0
NW
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:43AM2.69m
10:07PM2.82m
10:32AM2.69m
10:48PM2.88m
11:18AM2.67m
11:28PM2.90m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.15m
3:57PM0.14m
4:27AM0.05m
4:41PM0.17m
5:13AM-0.02m
5:21PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
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5:39
5:39
5:37
5:35
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7:38
7:40
7:42
7:43
1
3
3
Temp °C
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
9
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
5
1
5
5
6
7
8
7
8
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
110
133
165
191
231
284
398
592
783
961
978
878
717
624
539
549
561
717
851
737
697
603
559
477
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
736
904
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
32
60
60
60
60
60
60
32
32
32
60
60
60
60
11
11
11
11
11
23
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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