Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
11.9°C
1.6° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (06 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
1
SE
6
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
E
8
0.5
SE
6
0.7
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
83
9
8
12
15
21
11
10
51
54
79
107
64
41
42
24
61
60
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:38AM2.87m
9:06PM2.74m
9:23AM2.94m
9:53PM2.72m
10:04AM2.96m
10:38PM2.68m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.11m
2:59PM0.00m
3:14AM0.13m
3:47PM-0.07m
3:57AM0.17m
4:32PM-0.10m
4:38AM0.23m
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light rain
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heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:26
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4:28
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4:27
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1
1
3
16
9
4
2
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2
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Temp °C
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
10
9
8
8
7
8
8
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
17
16
15
12
12
11
8
6
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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