Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
18
22
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
86
118
132
168
293
206
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:03AM2.74m
3:40PM2.59m
3:47AM2.69m
4:22PM2.67m
4:36AM2.62m
5:07PM2.75m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.10m
9:46PM0.36m
10:10AM0.12m
10:36PM0.31m
10:55AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
3
5
4
1
Temp °C
22
20
21
23
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
21
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
16
14
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
18
22
23
23
24
25
5
5
7
8
34
86
118
132
168
194
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
25
24
24
24
24
9
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
4
1
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
5
1.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
1
3
2
7
11
293
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
596
598
671
2781
483
1936
1722
497
470
891
437
378
381
362
486
359
189
486
214
557
362
383
2542
62
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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