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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
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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
9.2° 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 12AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | |
24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:02AM3.27m | 2:52PM2.77m | 3:01AM3.15m | 3:54PM2.71m | 4:04AM3.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM0.02m | 8:39AM-0.38m | 8:50PM0.11m | 9:37AM-0.25m | 9:53PM0.21m | 10:39AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 32 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 |
31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
45 | 121 | 136 | 96 | 78 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 13 |
24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | E 15 | NE 4 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 6 | SE 3 | S 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 2 |
113 | 222 | 189 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 32 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 211 | 214 | 214 | 215 | 481 | 481 | 381 | 362 | 605 | 974 | 986 | 939 |
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