Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
11
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
10
10
10
44
151
261
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM2.51m
5:20AM2.21m
5:24PM2.46m
6:16AM2.21m
6:22PM2.45m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.44m
11:13AM0.71m
00:00AM0.47m
12:10PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
8
5
4
3
3
4
6
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
1
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
6
6
5
5
4
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