Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 15 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
8.4° 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 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
731
637
502
416
307
253
212
161
127
130
92
62
40
86
69
53
53
31
31
21
29
29
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:34PM3.21m
11:14AM2.84m
11:23PM3.32m
12:07PM2.87m
00:15AM3.36m
1:01PM2.87m
Low Tide
4:25PM0.00m
5:06AM-0.34m
5:15PM-0.05m
5:58AM-0.45m
6:06PM-0.06m
6:51AM-0.49m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
12
18
22
22
21
17
17
17
18
23
26
26
23
19
16
14
14
14
15
8
9
9
7
7
9
15
18
18
18
12
13
15
16
19
22
23
21
17
15
13
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
833
731
637
502
416
307
253
212
161
127
90
69
43
34
86
69
53
53
31
31
21
29
29
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
SE
10
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
196
113
182
100
102
21
45
47
30
5
5
92
62
40
12
4
2
4
2
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
46
12
16
25
4
4
4
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
9
40
130
3
3
1
4
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
23
40
11
1305
40
11
11
11
11
27
11
11
189
188
213
212
474
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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