Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 EDT
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Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
3.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.7
NE
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)91313138131313131044445555758888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)733363333857741318102511818171616
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
WSW
20
NW
20
NW
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
20
NW
10
N
0
NE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
2.80
6:28PM
2.39
6:43AM
2.73
7:41PM
2.41
7:58AM
2.72
8:48PM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.06
12:27AM
0.39
1:24PM
0.11
1:42AM
0.38
2:34PM
0.08
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise-6:35-------6:33-------6:31------
Sunset----7:00-------7:01-------7:02---
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----114----------------
Temp. °C451013161179954540-3-4-5-4-4-30-1-1-2
Feels °C (?)-1159127364-1-2-1-1-6-10-10-10-8-8-7-7-7-5-7
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