Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 3PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
4
3
3
3
2
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
12
2.5
ESE
12
3
E
12
3.5
E
12
3.5
E
11
3.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
181
205
269
365
408
414
434
542
579
755
811
892
1107
1194
1365
1674
1968
1913
2722
3092
2718
2998
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:35AM2.43m
9:44PM2.71m
10:14AM2.56m
10:25PM2.79m
10:51AM2.70m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.30m
3:35PM0.42m
4:07AM0.20m
4:17PM0.27m
4:43AM0.11m
4:58PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
8
6
7
8
9
10
10
8
7
6
7
9
8
8
7
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