Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
2.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
1.4
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
Period(s) (?)1877778677788888999999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6163121115735814017629719133133927622420518112074402615151112
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
15
S
15
S
25
S
30
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
2.84
2:31AM
3.11
3:11PM
2.71
3:23AM
3.02
4:10PM
2.57
4:24AM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
-0.08
9:03AM
-0.29
9:15PM
0.05
9:59AM
-0.17
10:12PM
0.20
11:03AM
-0.04
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-----6:41-------6:39-------6:37--
Sunset6:55-------6:57-------6:58-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C43110-101110-1-2-21132211047
Feels °C (?)1-1-6-6-7-8-8-7-5-3-4-7-8-7-2-4-3-5-6-7-6-7-32
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