Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
113
87
83
65
49
31
31
30
20
20
12
12
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:18PM2.81m
8:09AM2.56m
8:27PM2.85m
9:08AM2.69m
9:27PM2.90m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.09m
2:13PM0.28m
2:56AM0.03m
3:17PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
13
9
7
6
6
9
12
13
10
9
7
6
6
11
15
17
15
13
Feels °C
10
6
2
0
-2
-2
1
4
6
4
5
3
2
2
6
9
12
10
7
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