Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.6° C
0.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
62
49
50
62
30
53
19
41
31
23
22
40
16
14
11
26
15
27
30
9
10
28
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:21AM2.71m
3:46PM2.83m
4:11AM2.62m
4:34PM2.87m
5:05AM2.54m
5:27PM2.89m
Low Tide
9:37AM0.08m
10:09PM0.14m
10:23AM0.14m
11:03PM0.13m
11:15AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
21
26
29
31
27
25
24
22
21
25
27
27
26
26
25
24
23
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
17
19
23
26
28
25
24
23
22
21
25
25
25
25
26
25
24
24
30
30
32
31
31
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