Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
50
60
58
73
89
60
60
59
44
41
28
21
13
109
96
64
56
54
78
73
75
75
61
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
High Tide
2:59AM2.72m
3:17PM2.95m
3:51AM2.61m
4:09PM2.92m
4:50AM2.50m
5:08PM2.89m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.09m
9:46PM-0.00m
9:59AM0.18m
10:44PM0.05m
10:55AM0.27m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:14
7:12
 mm
3
12
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
20
21
19
17
16
16
18
24
24
23
22
20
Feels °C
20
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
17
15
18
20
23
22
19
17
17
17
19
24
24
24
21
20
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