Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
2.3
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
552
552
529
473
422
386
277
253
653
330
311
429
343
343
286
199
160
164
282
229
206
299
317
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:48AM2.51m
9:04PM2.63m
9:29AM2.68m
9:48PM2.72m
10:07AM2.86m
10:32PM2.80m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.32m
2:56PM0.37m
3:19AM0.22m
3:42PM0.18m
3:59AM0.12m
4:25PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
7
7
11
15
16
12
10
8
7
5
8
11
12
10
8
6
6
6
7
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
1
1
5
8
11
5
3
0
1
-1
1
5
7
5
3
2
2
2
3
9
9
9
8
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