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Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
11.8°C
2.0° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (11 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
4
1
E
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
48
38
24
24
23
22
8
8
8
8
8
8
14
39
91
141
139
192
236
282
285
206
176
171
124
125
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
N
0
E
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM2.55m
11:59AM2.85m
00:41AM2.48m
12:37PM2.78m
1:20AM2.41m
1:17PM2.70m
2:03AM2.34m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.37m
6:32PM0.03m
6:33AM0.43m
7:11PM0.12m
7:12AM0.50m
7:51PM0.21m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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mod rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:28
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6:30
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6:31
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6:33
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4:22
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4:21
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4:20
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4:19
 mm
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2
8
10
6
3
1
1
2
5
2
1
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Temp °C
10
9
7
9
10
9
7
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
9
8
7
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Feels °C
5
3
1
3
4
4
2
3
1
2
4
5
3
3
3
1
0
-4
-5
-5
-6
-4
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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