Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 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
8.7° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
25
36
27
28
27
35
51
144
136
81
69
35
28
29
29
29
29
29
21
29
21
13
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:08AM3.35m
1:55PM2.83m
2:02AM3.27m
2:52PM2.77m
3:01AM3.15m
Low Tide
6:59PM-0.04m
7:44AM-0.46m
7:53PM0.02m
8:39AM-0.38m
8:50PM0.11m
9:37AM-0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
15
17
19
22
29
31
27
22
21
22
21
23
29
29
26
22
17
14
11
10
12
13
11
9
15
16
18
22
28
29
25
22
21
22
21
23
27
26
23
19
13
10
7
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
20
20
25
24
19
16
27
35
25
144
136
81
69
15
11
11
29
29
29
29
21
29
13
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
7
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
4
20
9
10
28
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
35
28
29
10
6
6
7
3
1
21
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
4
6
3
14
14
3
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
12
36
27
28
17
27
51
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
3
2
2
1
3
27
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
474
225
474
11
11
11
410
1320
32
26
11
30
11
410
417
11
11
190
148
225
212
213
23
474
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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