Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.5° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
105
93
58
33
29
29
36
36
88
62
62
38
71
55
44
44
44
45
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
4:09PM2.76m
4:42AM2.47m
5:00PM2.67m
5:38AM2.33m
5:53PM2.58m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.21m
10:46AM0.40m
11:31PM0.32m
11:38AM0.54m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
19
19
19
20
23
24
24
25
24
23
22
22
26
25
20
20
21
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
21
23
25
24
24
26
24
22
21
22
26
23
18
19
19
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