Long Sands surf break

Long Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
7.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Long Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Long Sands at 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (29 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
284
505
510
800
914
896
821
732
717
646
736
849
961
1058
1019
978
770
645
554
488
422
366
358
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:07PM2.82m
10:32AM2.69m
10:48PM2.88m
11:18AM2.67m
11:28PM2.90m
12:01PM2.63m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.14m
4:27AM0.05m
4:41PM0.17m
5:13AM-0.02m
5:21PM0.22m
5:55AM-0.05m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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7:38
7:40
7:42
7:43
1
1
2
3
5
4
3
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
11
11
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
10
6
5
5
3
3
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
9
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
231
284
346
510
800
914
896
821
732
717
646
1019
978
770
645
554
488
422
366
358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
505
736
849
961
1058
2
2
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
60
60
60
32
32
60
60
60
60
60
121
206
225
197
86
23
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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