Long Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.16° N 70.62° W

Long Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Long Sands sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 7PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
19
15
18
19
24
24
50
54
24
24
23
23
23
15
16
23
22
30
11
28
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
5:10PM2.52m
5:58AM2.20m
6:07PM2.47m
6:58AM2.17m
7:08PM2.47m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.63m
11:47PM0.45m
11:53AM0.70m
00:47AM0.49m
12:52PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
21
23
24
19
15
13
11
10
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
21
22
20
15
11
8
6
6
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
9
11
11
11
9
11
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