Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 12 Mar 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
3.2° 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 4PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.7
S
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
1.2
S
1.5
S
1.7
SSE
1.8
S
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
0.7
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)677778888899956677789111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1362781367948394031353530322260154212293149935750564521
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
20
SW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:14AM
2.38
7:09PM
2.08
7:18AM
2.39
8:12PM
2.12
8:20AM
2.46
9:06PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
0.48
1:01AM
0.70
1:59PM
0.45
2:04AM
0.65
2:56PM
0.36
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-7:00-------6:58-------6:56------
Sunset----6:44-------6:45-------6:46---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------131-------
Temp. °C610631-1-3-3-3-3033134424531-1-2
Feels °C (?)36-2-4-6-10-12-11-11-10-7-4-4-7-4-2-3-5-4-4-7-8-9-9
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