Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 2PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
ESE
9
1.1
SE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
10
10
20
24
113
225
394
504
674
640
611
564
529
446
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
0
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:20AM2.21m
5:24PM2.46m
6:16AM2.21m
6:22PM2.45m
7:11AM2.26m
7:20PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.71m
00:00AM0.47m
12:10PM0.71m
00:55AM0.46m
1:09PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
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Temp °C
5
5
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
1
1
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
5
4
3
4
6
9
9
7
4
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