Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 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
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
145
159
58
46
82
70
33
32
49
31
29
36
36
7
11
10
6
4
4
10
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
High Tide
8:22AM2.56m
8:49PM2.78m
9:19AM2.53m
9:36PM2.82m
10:09AM2.51m
10:19PM2.84m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.27m
3:15AM0.18m
3:25PM0.33m
4:05AM0.12m
4:10PM0.37m
4:51AM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:07
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
2
1
Temp °C
22
24
25
22
22
18
18
19
25
27
25
21
17
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
13
11
10
11
20
21
21
19
20
15
16
17
23
26
24
19
15
12
11
13
14
15
15
13
11
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
NE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
Energy kJ
171
145
4
58
23
82
70
33
32
32
31
29
36
36
7
11
10
2
4
4
10
1
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
S
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
SE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
46
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
1
7
1
3
6
1
1
1
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
3
3
2
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.7
SSE
7
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
159
28
37
2
2
7
1
49
1
1
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
23
254
35
23
40
11
11
11
11
421
230
11
11
303
213
213
195
254
264
264
274
274
274
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
3
1
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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