Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.3° C

1.9°C colder than average 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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (25 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)--

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
3
1
0
29
0
0
8
3
5
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
11
11
18
11
17
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
W
5
SE
5
NW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:50AM2.37m
9:02PM2.74m
9:42AM2.36m
9:49PM2.76m
10:30AM2.37m
10:32PM2.77m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.26m
2:50PM0.48m
3:39AM0.22m
3:38PM0.52m
4:26AM0.18m
4:23PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
8
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
20
20
21
25
26
23
24
20
18
18
16
18
20
22
23
21
20
19
19
21
21
21
19
20
Feels °C
18
18
19
24
23
20
22
19
18
19
16
17
20
23
24
21
20
19
19
21
19
20
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
33
36
37
39
29
14
17
29
25
5
7
7
19
40
43
33
29
21
12
12
8
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
3
1
8
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
11
11
18
11
17
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
5
5
2
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
52
10
36
46
15
18
18
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
9
189
211
256
832
473
9
25
423
302
211
423
25
9
9
199
9
423
261
578
833
481
256
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
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