Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 EDT
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Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
7.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)--
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
1.4
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
2.1
S
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
1.3
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
5
10
10
10
3
0
2
2
54
43
34
27
27
21
27
45
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35PM2.40m
2:30AM2.70m
3:17PM2.34m
3:13AM2.63m
4:03PM2.29m
4:00AM2.58m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.12m
8:25PM0.52m
9:04AM0.20m
9:07PM0.58m
9:48AM0.27m
9:54PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:28
5:28
5:26
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7:46
7:49
7:50
7:51
1
5
2
1
Temp °C
19
21
20
18
15
14
15
15
18
18
16
13
13
10
10
10
12
13
14
13
10
8
7
10
14
15
13
12
12
10
12
11
13
12
10
8
10
7
8
8
11
10
11
10
6
4
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
1.8
SSE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
373
2
2
2
5
5
5
263
163
107
69
54
43
34
27
27
21
27
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
5
10
10
10
3
2
2
2
4
5
4
7
11
19
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
4
10
2
5
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
S
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
83
132
372
469
518
249
237
280
265
394
498
456
373
56
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)
412
2044
2044
560
1720
1724
1771
1917
1771
1314
1314
412
227
9
9
9
9
200
9
42
29
42
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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