Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.0°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.8
SE
7
1
ENE
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
2
2
6
1
1
1
64
52
125
187
179
192
75
177
220
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:09PM2.99m
00:40AM2.79m
12:48PM2.96m
1:22AM2.69m
1:26PM2.89m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.05m
6:32PM-0.14m
6:43AM0.13m
7:14PM-0.09m
7:22AM0.24m
7:55PM-0.01m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:50
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6:52
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6:06
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6:05
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6:02
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1
3
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1
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Temp °C
11
10
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
14
18
19
16
12
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
13
17
19
15
6
3
4
5
7
9
10
9
10
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