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Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Long Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | |
53 | 51 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 213 | 145 | 114 | 69 | 28 | 27 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.36m | 1:01PM2.87m | 1:08AM3.35m | 1:55PM2.83m | 2:02AM3.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM-0.06m | 6:51AM-0.49m | 6:59PM-0.04m | 7:44AM-0.46m | 7:53PM0.02m | 8:39AM-0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 31 |
25 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 28 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 |
 kJ | 53 | 51 | 31 | 50 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 100 | 145 | 114 | 69 | 28 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | SSE 5 | E 15 | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 15 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 18 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | — | E 16 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | WSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | S 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 15 | — | 20 | — | 2 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 213 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 188 | 188 | 199 | 348 | 474 | 213 | 474 | 474 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 417 | 412 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 427 | 11 | 410 | 421 | 11 |
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