Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
21
21
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
0
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
SSW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:14PM2.44m
1:09AM2.83m
1:50PM2.46m
1:45AM2.81m
2:25PM2.49m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.09m
7:02PM0.46m
7:40AM0.08m
7:40PM0.44m
8:14AM0.08m
8:18PM0.42m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
4
4
2
Temp °C
19
21
29
32
31
28
28
24
24
27
33
35
33
30
31
27
26
28
32
35
35
30
27
26
Feels °C
19
22
31
33
31
29
30
28
27
31
36
36
35
32
31
28
27
29
32
34
33
30
28
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
39
37
34
9
9
9
71
90
66
35
25
14
9
14
41
44
29
12
6
5
3
3
9
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
14
9
9
3
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
21
21
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
7
3
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
10
3
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
9
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.3
WSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.2
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
49
47
28
39
39
144
120
88
3
27
38
1
1
3
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
9
1322
1322
9
9
9
9
9
378
1322
1313
1316
9
9
211
211
211
980
454
189
214
256
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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