Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
39
38
37
37
36
43
35
25
56
68
56
48
41
32
32
29
23
28
39
122
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
0
NNW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:49PM2.53m
7:38AM2.19m
7:49PM2.53m
8:37AM2.20m
8:46PM2.58m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.63m
1:31AM0.45m
1:33PM0.67m
2:33AM0.43m
2:32PM0.65m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
21
22
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
18
19
18
19
21
17
15
15
13
12
14
15
15
17
17
18
20
19
21
21
21
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