Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.6°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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1
SE
5
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
53
59
64
66
56
38
9
15
8
42
49
59
60
3
44
45
45
46
1
28
0
3
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
S
5
WNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
NNW
0
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:49AM2.53m
7:18PM2.74m
7:51AM2.43m
8:12PM2.73m
8:50AM2.37m
9:02PM2.74m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.28m
1:01PM0.30m
1:48AM0.28m
1:56PM0.41m
2:46AM0.26m
2:50PM0.48m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
5
4
7
5
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
18
23
25
26
23
21
18
18
19
23
24
23
21
19
Feels °C
12
15
18
14
16
18
19
18
16
16
18
22
23
22
21
19
16
16
18
22
21
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
11
1
SE
5
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
4
5
53
59
64
66
56
38
21
15
8
42
49
59
60
53
44
45
45
46
39
28
11
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
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
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
9
7
8
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
14
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
13
1
7
1
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.2
N
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
27
71
1
3
1
5
12
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
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
530
42
9
9
9
9
9
9
196
149
140
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
256
2779
832
473
473
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Short Sands surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest