Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.0° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
2 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.1
E
11
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
3
39
47
49
38
24
24
20
21
29
38
38
0
41
41
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
5
NE
15
E
20
ESE
5
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:48AM2.67m
6:24PM2.76m
6:49AM2.53m
7:18PM2.74m
7:51AM2.43m
8:12PM2.73m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.16m
00:45AM0.28m
1:01PM0.30m
1:48AM0.28m
1:56PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
3
8
4
5
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
20
21
20
16
15
15
15
14
15
17
19
18
18
17
17
19
23
24
25
23
20
18
Feels °C
16
19
20
19
18
17
13
13
15
13
14
17
19
19
18
17
16
18
22
22
24
22
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.2
SSE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
9
22
39
47
49
38
24
24
20
21
29
38
38
51
41
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
4
2
5
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
3
2
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
4
18
39
1
2
4
1
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
256
603
3531
3531
2044
3531
622
2614
412
9
9
191
196
9
191
161
211
211
148
142
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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