Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (17 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
68
90
53
27
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
36
107
136
90
64
57
49
59
67
22
52
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM2.83m
3:21PM2.85m
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.76m
4:42AM2.47m
5:00PM2.67m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.05m
9:42PM0.09m
9:57AM0.23m
10:36PM0.21m
10:46AM0.40m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
19
19
19
18
19
22
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
17
18
17
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
20
21
21
19
20
22
23
22
25
23
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