Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
15
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:08PM2.89m
3:24AM2.94m
4:00PM2.85m
4:20AM2.75m
4:52PM2.80m
Low Tide
8:55AM-0.24m
9:17PM0.05m
9:46AM-0.08m
10:14PM0.13m
10:36AM0.09m
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
23
25
21
21
20
21
20
20
22
24
26
22
20
18
17
19
25
27
25
23
22
Feels °C
22
22
18
19
19
21
18
16
17
20
21
18
17
14
14
16
22
25
20
18
18
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