Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 EDT
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Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 12PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (21 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.2
SE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)666610101010101013131361212129111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4121121288888743312033322411101015
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
S
10
S
20
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
2.83
12:13AM
2.64
12:18PM
2.82
12:50AM
2.58
12:52PM
2.80
1:27AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
0.23
6:08PM
0.04
6:14AM
0.29
6:44PM
0.05
6:48AM
0.35
7:19PM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-7:01-------7:03-------7:05------
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:46---
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------131------------
Temp. °C1110131717141212121313161612108871113121099
Feels °C (?)647121311910111212131386331686544
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Maine

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Short Sands (moderate winds from the W at SHIP4163 11 km from Short Sands). 0.4m 7s swell from the E with a 0.3m 10s swell, also from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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2 h 13 min ago

22.32 km/h
W
Cross-Off
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