Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
5
8
18
10
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
WSW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:54PM2.71m
4:04AM3.00m
4:57PM2.68m
5:09AM2.85m
5:58PM2.67m
6:14AM2.72m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.21m
10:39AM-0.12m
10:59PM0.28m
11:40AM-0.00m
00:06AM0.31m
12:40PM0.11m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
1
Temp °C
15
15
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
12
13
7
5
5
5
8
7
7
7
8
10
9
8
9
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
6
12
13
13
13
13
14
4
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
5
8
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
12
1
3
3
1
1
1
14
1
2
1
4
4
6
3
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
8
1
1
4
7
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
3
3
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
1
4
9
9
5
1
1
1
18
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
Distance (km)
348
316
264
365
599
905
897
965
965
978
965
875
842
831
813
1305
1305
813
813
813
594
594
489
484
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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