Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.1°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s 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 (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (19 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.4
SE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
9
2
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
9
9
10
9
77
148
243
408
485
550
452
406
430
575
561
613
430
582
339
550
358
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
ENE
5
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNE
20
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:16AM2.21m
6:22PM2.45m
7:11AM2.26m
7:20PM2.48m
8:03AM2.37m
8:14PM2.55m
Low Tide
00:00AM0.47m
12:10PM0.71m
00:55AM0.46m
1:09PM0.65m
1:48AM0.41m
2:05PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
8
7
7
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
12
14
14
13
10
7
5
3
5
7
7
8
7
Feels °C
4
3
4
6
7
6
8
7
4
4
5
7
10
11
9
5
1
-1
-3
-1
2
2
4
3
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