Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.9°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
105
102
102
92
74
74
74
58
72
115
55
55
54
64
63
60
57
55
46
36
46
37
31
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:32AM2.55m
11:38PM2.87m
12:08PM2.65m
00:16AM2.90m
12:42PM2.75m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.10m
5:30PM0.27m
6:01AM0.04m
6:09PM0.17m
6:35AM-0.01m
6:48PM0.08m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
6:01
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7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
23
23
26
25
22
21
20
21
24
26
27
26
22
18
16
15
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
20
19
19
22
21
24
22
21
22
21
23
25
28
28
26
22
16
14
13
19
19
18
18
17
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