Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.3° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
104
66
52
41
37
27
19
41
39
38
37
39
39
38
13
11
11
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:45AM2.87m
1:19PM2.57m
1:21AM2.87m
1:52PM2.64m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.34m
7:11AM0.03m
7:15PM0.29m
7:44AM0.01m
7:53PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
18
18
20
22
23
22
21
20
19
19
22
22
22
23
23
Feels °C
19
21
20
18
18
19
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
23
22
22
24
23
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