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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
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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
10.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 49 | 106 | 237 | 277 | 292 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:57PM2.68m | 5:09AM2.85m | 5:58PM2.67m | 6:14AM2.72m | 6:58PM2.69m | 7:19AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:59PM0.28m | 11:40AM-0.00m | 00:06AM0.31m | 12:40PM0.11m | 1:13AM0.31m | 1:39PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | |
— | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 49 | 3 | 162 | 277 | 292 | 300 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 3 | S 3 | — | E 14 | E 13 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
— | 7 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
7 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | 106 | 237 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 986 | 2045 | 986 | 980 | 925 | 486 | 899 | 1307 | 841 | 815 | 815 | 815 | 646 | 592 | 486 | 464 | 486 | 362 | 189 | 189 | 62 | 71 | 9 | 9 |
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