Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
1
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
84
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
NW
5
S
10
N
20
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:28AM2.98m
11:56PM2.87m
12:09PM2.99m
00:40AM2.79m
12:48PM2.96m
Low Tide
5:21AM-0.02m
5:48PM-0.14m
6:03AM0.05m
6:32PM-0.14m
6:43AM0.13m
7:14PM-0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:06
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5
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Temp °C
10
9
11
14
15
14
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
13
18
19
17
14
Feels °C
4
4
6
9
11
11
9
8
7
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
9
12
18
19
16
11
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