Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.5° C

1.3°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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Short Sands today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
Wind (km/h)
35
S
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:38PM2.83m
2:48AM3.16m
3:35PM2.81m
3:47AM3.00m
4:33PM2.79m
4:48AM2.83m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.06m
9:20AM-0.27m
9:38PM0.13m
10:16AM-0.14m
10:41PM0.20m
11:12AM0.01m
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:01
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
8:23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
—
—
—
—
—
8:24
 mm
3
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
18
18
22
25
26
22
19
17
17
18
18
19
20
18
15
14
14
17
22
21
Feels °C
16
21
18
15
12
13
17
20
22
17
15
13
12
13
11
13
15
15
12
12
12
16
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
2.1
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
455
329
178
131
86
66
56
48
37
23
41
7
28
14
14
7
6
6
6
5
18
8
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
—
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
14
7
7
—
7
6
6
6
4
6
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
—
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
13
—
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
—
—
4
8
8
7
4
3
4
3
7
3
7
—
3
7
6
3
—
2
6
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSE
7
—
—
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
—
—
—
—
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
574
—
—
4
6
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
7
2
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
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Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
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New Hampshire
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Sands
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Massachusetts
Horseneck Beach
Massachusetts
Cutty Wow Reef
Rhode Island
Bonnet Shores Point
Rhode Island
Shackleford Banks
Carolina North
Chincoteague
Virginia
Scarborough State Beach
Rhode Island
Scarborough State Beach
Rhode Island
Horseneck Beach
Massachusetts
Baileys Beach
Rhode Island
Lighthouse
Rhode Island
Baker s Beach
Rhode Island
Scarborough State Beach
Rhode Island
Scarborough State Beach
Rhode Island
Summerville
Nova Scotia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3531
9
117
88
151
25
25
25
419
42
190
192
200
1078
708
211
211
190
200
214
189
211
211
473
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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