Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 6AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
27
29
28
19
18
18
19
24
25
25
26
25
24
23
23
15
15
16
23
22
18
11
28
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
0
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:01AM2.27m
5:10PM2.52m
5:58AM2.20m
6:07PM2.47m
6:58AM2.17m
7:08PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.63m
11:47PM0.45m
11:53AM0.70m
00:47AM0.49m
12:52PM0.71m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:44
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
18
22
24
24
19
15
13
10
9
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
17
19
19
23
23
20
15
11
7
4
4
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
10
11
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