Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (15 May)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
370
638
892
880
731
637
502
437
351
253
212
161
127
121
84
72
70
50
69
53
41
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:22AM2.78m
10:34PM3.21m
11:14AM2.84m
11:23PM3.32m
12:07PM2.87m
00:15AM3.36m
Low Tide
4:15AM-0.18m
4:25PM0.00m
5:06AM-0.34m
5:15PM-0.05m
5:58AM-0.45m
6:06PM-0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
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
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
19
21
21
21
17
16
17
19
23
26
26
22
19
16
7
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
9
16
17
17
18
13
13
15
18
19
21
23
20
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
192
370
638
892
880
731
637
502
437
351
253
212
161
127
121
72
43
31
50
69
53
41
31
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
83
151
196
113
146
100
127
173
45
47
5
5
84
72
70
39
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
63
29
12
28
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
3
9
36
80
6
3
2
1
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
32
59
60
32
11
11
11
11
11
11
23
35
11
1305
40
11
11
11
11
27
11
188
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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