Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (20 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
3
6
6
6
6
3
6
0
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
0
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
20
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:33PM2.79m
4:48AM2.83m
5:29PM2.78m
5:48AM2.67m
6:24PM2.76m
6:49AM2.53m
Low Tide
10:16AM-0.14m
10:41PM0.20m
11:12AM0.01m
11:43PM0.25m
12:06PM0.16m
00:45AM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:24
8:25
 mm
3
2
1
5
9
5
2
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
17
15
15
17
21
19
20
20
18
17
16
17
19
18
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
16
21
19
20
20
17
17
15
18
19
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
14
14
7
6
6
5
18
16
15
7
6
6
6
5
2
2
5
4
4
2
1
1
3
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
7
7
6
4
4
3
6
3
6
6
3
5
5
2
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
5
6
4
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
433
211
208
148
148
148
189
211
211
2048
433
473
196
256
276
603
3531
2777
2044
419
378
227
189
189
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Rating
(10 max)
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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