Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.2°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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.4
SE
11
1.7
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
10
10
25
74
154
294
415
604
520
579
456
637
465
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:24PM2.46m
6:16AM2.21m
6:22PM2.45m
7:11AM2.26m
7:20PM2.48m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.71m
00:00AM0.47m
12:10PM0.71m
00:55AM0.46m
1:09PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
6
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
14
14
12
9
Feels °C
2
4
6
5
3
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
5
4
3
4
5
9
10
7
2
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