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Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Long Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
130 | 75 | 56 | 69 | 148 | 384 | 458 | 317 | 254 | 276 | 225 | 212 | 432 | 326 | 317 | 177 | 114 | 80 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 42 | 22 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.76m | 2:35PM2.40m | 2:30AM2.70m | 3:17PM2.34m | 3:13AM2.63m | 4:03PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.12m | 8:25PM0.52m | 9:04AM0.20m | 9:07PM0.58m | 9:48AM0.27m | 9:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 114 | 80 | 54 | 45 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | E 14 | E 9 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | — | E 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 130 | 75 | 56 | 69 | 148 | 384 | 458 | 317 | 254 | 276 | 225 | 212 | 432 | 326 | 317 | 177 | — | 1 | — | — | 35 | 42 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 225 | 225 | 225 | 2043 | 2043 | 2042 | 2046 | 1718 | 1769 | 1755 | 1313 | 1313 | 1313 | 1312 | 1312 | 225 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 209 | 11 | 206 | 11 |
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