Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.7° C

1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (15 Jun)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
0
0
11
23
18
14
18
18
15
15
15
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
10
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
NNW
5
SE
5
S
10
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
20
S
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM2.80m
11:59PM3.37m
12:47PM2.83m
00:55AM3.36m
1:43PM2.84m
1:51AM3.29m
Low Tide
5:41AM-0.41m
5:47PM-0.01m
6:37AM-0.46m
6:44PM-0.02m
7:31AM-0.45m
7:41PM0.00m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
4
4
Temp °C
17
18
23
22
23
21
19
15
13
15
18
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
19
20
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
18
23
23
24
19
15
12
10
12
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
12
12
68
59
32
23
18
14
18
18
15
15
15
9
8
12
15
13
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
11
10
10
9
6
18
26
13
12
5
9
9
4
3
3
5
5
10
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
1
1
7
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.3
NW
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
71
58
1
2
9
15
9
10
33
59
56
46
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
423
25
9
9
9
228
214
215
189
196
9
596
598
505
473
473
473
473
256
586
559
433
256
227
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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