Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 7AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (05 May)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
75
56
69
148
384
458
317
254
276
225
212
432
326
317
177
114
80
54
45
35
42
22
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
5
NW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:51AM2.76m
2:35PM2.40m
2:30AM2.70m
3:17PM2.34m
3:13AM2.63m
4:03PM2.29m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.12m
8:25PM0.52m
9:04AM0.20m
9:07PM0.58m
9:48AM0.27m
9:54PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:31
5:28
5:28
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7:46
7:49
7:50
1
4
1
2
Temp °C
12
11
13
20
21
21
19
17
16
15
14
18
18
15
13
13
10
9
9
13
14
14
11
10
7
7
8
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
10
14
13
9
8
9
6
5
6
11
11
11
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
2
2
3
114
80
54
45
7
7
22
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
8
2
2
1
4
6
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
4
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.6
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.5
SSE
4
Energy kJ
130
75
56
69
148
384
458
317
254
276
225
212
432
326
317
177
1
35
42
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
225
225
225
2043
2043
2042
2046
1718
1769
1755
1313
1313
1313
1312
1312
225
11
11
11
40
209
11
206
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
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