Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
54
134
146
156
166
168
166
121
112
73
70
63
61
38
37
36
21
31
17
17
16
15
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
10:07AM2.86m
10:32PM2.80m
10:46AM3.01m
11:16PM2.85m
11:27AM3.14m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.12m
4:25PM-0.01m
4:38AM0.05m
5:08PM-0.17m
5:20AM-0.01m
5:54PM-0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:44
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5:43
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Temp °C
7
6
8
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
14
15
15
13
12
10
9
12
18
19
16
13
Feels °C
4
3
5
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
6
9
10
11
9
8
6
5
9
15
16
12
10
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