Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
19.2° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
12
64
120
93
71
42
38
37
37
44
43
60
45
90
73
55
45
44
37
39
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
0
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.76m
4:42AM2.47m
5:00PM2.67m
5:38AM2.33m
5:53PM2.58m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.23m
10:36PM0.21m
10:46AM0.40m
11:31PM0.32m
11:38AM0.54m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
23
25
25
25
24
23
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
20
22
22
22
20
21
21
22
23
25
25
25
25
24
23
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
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