Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.2°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.2
ENE
6
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
44
32
38
61
47
47
58
112
89
103
47
41
26
17
27
30
30
30
29
28
28
16
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
E
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM2.43m
6:13PM2.86m
7:05AM2.41m
7:23PM2.87m
8:17AM2.47m
8:34PM2.94m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.34m
00:54AM0.12m
1:05PM0.35m
2:05AM0.08m
2:16PM0.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:08
7:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
19
19
19
17
17
15
13
13
17
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
22
24
25
23
21
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
18
16
15
12
10
11
14
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
19
22
23
21
19
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