Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 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
7.7° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
70
107
86
101
84
84
66
101
161
136
130
91
72
62
57
42
42
28
28
27
31
163
178
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:41AM2.51m
7:22PM2.51m
7:39AM2.55m
8:12PM2.68m
8:36AM2.62m
9:00PM2.87m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.55m
1:05PM0.30m
1:34AM0.42m
1:57PM0.25m
2:31AM0.23m
2:47PM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
9
12
13
12
12
11
8
8
9
12
13
13
13
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
6
7
6
9
9
7
9
7
3
4
4
9
10
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
76
69
107
86
101
84
84
55
101
161
136
130
91
72
62
57
42
42
28
28
27
20
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
70
70
48
68
48
45
45
66
50
21
4
2
1
13
13
1
4
3
26
26
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
27
28
1
4
8
36
8
8
4
13
13
22
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
N
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
6
1
5
31
163
178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
11
11
144
40
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
23
40
11
11
32
27
141
1925
1925
833
598
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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