Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 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
9.2° 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 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.5
SE
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
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
35
33
104
117
79
31
34
27
29
29
30
29
29
21
29
29
21
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
5
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
NNE
5
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55PM2.83m
2:02AM3.27m
2:52PM2.77m
3:01AM3.15m
3:54PM2.71m
Low Tide
7:44AM-0.46m
7:53PM0.02m
8:39AM-0.38m
8:50PM0.11m
9:37AM-0.25m
9:53PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
17
22
29
32
33
26
23
22
22
24
28
28
27
23
19
15
12
10
13
13
12
12
13
12
16
22
28
30
31
25
23
22
22
24
26
26
24
22
15
11
8
6
10
9
7
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
19
19
19
35
31
104
117
79
24
12
27
9
29
30
11
11
21
29
29
10
13
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.5
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
10
28
28
3
33
5
5
5
31
34
7
29
6
6
29
29
6
4
28
21
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
14
3
3
5
3
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
5
0.3
SW
3
0.7
S
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.5
NE
4
1
NNE
5
0.4
SE
2
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
28
1
29
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
5
3
2
1
1
9
46
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
11
11
27
225
23
92
23
11
11
27
417
11
11
188
11
188
212
213
23
213
482
482
421
259
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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