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Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Long Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
62 | 248 | 189 | 94 | 71 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:02AM3.27m | 2:52PM2.77m | 3:01AM3.15m | 3:54PM2.71m | 4:04AM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.02m | 8:39AM-0.38m | 8:50PM0.11m | 9:37AM-0.25m | 9:53PM0.21m | 10:39AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 |
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Temp °C | 32 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
31 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 25 | 149 | 128 | 94 | 71 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 12 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 15 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | N 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 62 | 248 | 189 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 30 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 209 | 212 | 212 | 213 | 482 | 482 | 379 | 360 | 607 | 972 | 984 | 937 |
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