Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.3° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

Short 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 Short Sands today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
6
6
6
6
3
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
24
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
ESE
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48AM2.83m
5:29PM2.78m
5:48AM2.67m
6:24PM2.76m
6:49AM2.53m
7:18PM2.74m
Low Tide
11:12AM0.01m
11:43PM0.25m
12:06PM0.16m
00:45AM0.28m
1:01PM0.30m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
4
6
13
4
7
3
Temp °C
16
17
17
21
21
21
21
18
17
17
17
19
20
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
17
17
Feels °C
15
16
16
20
22
20
20
17
17
17
18
18
18
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
18
19
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
SE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
18
16
8
7
7
6
6
5
3
2
5
4
4
1
1
2
16
39
34
37
32
31
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
3
6
3
6
6
3
6
6
2
5
2
5
5
4
4
5
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
2
3
6
3
3
3
1
6
5
5
5
5
5
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
3
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
47
66
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
191
191
211
492
473
473
276
215
276
603
3397
2777
831
566
2614
566
227
9
199
191
196
189
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
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