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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 18 Jul 2025 EDT
How big are the waves at Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
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| Energy (?) | 3 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:44PM 2.94 | 6:17AM 2.59 | 6:41PM 2.97 | 7:23AM 2.52 | 7:43PM 3.00 | 8:32AM 2.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:13AM 0.07 | 12:25PM 0.15 | 1:16AM 0.04 | 1:25PM 0.22 | 2:23AM -0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Maine
Offshore wind has become very light (light winds from the S at Western Maine Shelf Buoy 14 km from Short Sands). Surf should be turning clean at Short Sands. 0.2m 9s swell from the E with a 0.2m 3s local chop from the NE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
1 h 20 min ago
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