Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is

11.6°C

Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Short Sands today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	SE 6	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	6	7	59	23	23	39	74	123	165	161	310
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSE	W	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide				7:49AM2.78m				8:13PM2.74m				8:38AM2.87m				9:06PM2.74m				9:23AM2.94m				9:53PM2.72m
Low Tide		1:35AM0.10m				2:06PM0.11m				2:28AM0.11m				2:59PM0.00m				3:14AM0.13m				3:47PM-0.07m				3:57AM0.17m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:27	—	—	—	—	4:25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	15	5	4	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	15	14	14	18	21	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	16	15	15	13	12	10	8	9	9	9	8	7	6	5
Feels °C	12	11	12	15	19	18	17	18	17	17	19	19	20	18	15	15	9	8	5	2	3	3	3	1	1	-1	-1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	E 7	SE 8
kJ	29	7	7	6	6	6	6	74	62	51	51	41	44	63	67	80	113	103	59	38	16	8	12	27	33	161	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	—	S 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 8	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 9	E 7	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SSE 6	—	—	SE 7	—
kJ	7	—	2	3	3	3	7	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	6	1	5	5	7	10	3	—	—	27	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 12	—	E 12	E 11	—	E 6	—	—	E 10	—	—	E 8	E 9	—	—	—	SE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	3	2	—	1	—	—	2	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	4	5	5	1	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	NE 2	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NNE 5	ENE 7
kJ	1	25	16	15	15	24	40	110	94	80	66	69	64	—	1	5	6	7	15	23	23	39	74	123	165	35	310
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	603	423	831	1720	1531	2054	2596	1531	9	9	412	9	9	9	34	66	148	211	148	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	227
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Rating (10 max)									1	1		1	1	1
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