Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is

18.4° C

Long Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Long Sands today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	202	207	159	165	128	99	105	107	107	85	85	92	73	55	50	49	33	33	30	19	19	19	15	15
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	NNW	N	NE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	WNW	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on
High Tide		5:56PM2.83m				6:26AM2.51m				6:50PM2.92m				7:29AM2.49m				7:50PM3.00m					8:36AM2.52m
Low Tide				00:25AM0.18m				12:36PM0.21m				1:26AM0.10m				1:34PM0.22m					2:30AM-0.01m


	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—
	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	20	20	21	21	23	29	30	29	26	23	20	19	20	22	23	21	20	21	21	19	19	21	21
Feels °C	21	18	19	20	20	23	28	29	28	26	25	22	20	22	24	23	23	21	23	22	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 5	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	NE 4
kJ	202	207	159	165	128	99	105	107	107	85	85	50	27	55	50	49	33	33	30	19	19	19	10	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	68	73	13	7	4	2	2	14	14	16	16	15	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSW 2	S 3	S 4	S 5	S 6	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NE 3	NE 4	—
kJ	—	1	3	5	4	2	1	1	5	7	47	92	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	11	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Winthrop Jetty Massachusetts	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Georgica (East Hampton) Long Island NY	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	95	115	11	11	11	11	11	23	95	11	11	11	11	11	11	254	278	11	11	11	212	212	213	213
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine			Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach			Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Popham Read	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach			Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lecount Hollow Massachusetts	Latigo Point CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Exiles CAL - LA County	Chincoteague Virginia	Malibu CAL - LA County	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Chincoteague Virginia	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Malibu CAL - LA County	Malibu CAL - LA County	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Lucky Point Philippines	Haga-Haga South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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