Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.4°C
0.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
22
14
14
23
52
51
32
56
12
11
12
31
31
32
34
32
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46PM2.58m
9:29AM2.27m
9:35PM2.66m
10:14AM2.36m
10:19PM2.74m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.65m
3:25AM0.36m
3:24PM0.57m
4:10AM0.27m
4:09PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
18
18
18
18
24
26
27
25
22
18
16
17
22
23
25
23
20
Feels °C
20
21
19
20
19
18
21
22
24
22
20
16
14
14
20
22
24
23
19
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