Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.2
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
52
48
68
159
206
239
173
184
230
279
251
211
175
97
61
45
34
23
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22AM2.69m
1:26PM2.89m
2:03AM2.58m
2:05PM2.80m
Low Tide
7:14PM-0.09m
7:22AM0.24m
7:55PM-0.01m
8:00AM0.36m
8:36PM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:52
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6:54
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6:05
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6:02
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6:00
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1
1
2
2
1
5
7
2
1
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Temp °C
20
16
14
9
8
8
9
10
12
13
13
9
9
11
16
23
22
17
15
Feels °C
19
14
11
3
3
3
4
6
8
10
12
7
7
10
15
22
20
14
11
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