Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
23
64
25
28
28
22
23
24
15
16
16
23
18
18
17
27
46
64
64
64
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:38AM2.19m
7:49PM2.53m
8:37AM2.20m
8:46PM2.58m
9:29AM2.27m
9:35PM2.66m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.67m
2:33AM0.43m
2:32PM0.65m
3:25AM0.36m
3:24PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
7:30
 mm
3
2
1
3
6
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
22
27
28
23
20
Feels °C
17
15
15
17
16
16
17
18
18
20
20
20
22
22
23
22
21
21
21
23
24
20
18
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