Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
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
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
74
64
237
301
358
269
276
229
213
199
173
157
134
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
NE
0
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:47AM2.69m
4:22PM2.67m
4:36AM2.62m
5:07PM2.75m
5:29AM2.56m
5:56PM2.83m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.12m
10:36PM0.31m
10:55AM0.15m
11:29PM0.25m
11:43AM0.18m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
22
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
19
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
22
23
20
20
19
19
19
19
16
16
14
13
14
14
15
13
15
19
20
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
22
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
39
64
116
192
237
269
276
229
213
199
173
157
134
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
24
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.5
E
3
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.8
SE
8
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
N
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
1
5
11
19
74
5
237
301
358
10
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
891
891
1138
1927
2837
1927
1927
844
486
486
1178
214
214
362
362
218
215
9
34
62
62
122
117
9
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
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