Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.9° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s 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-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
121
167
156
179
160
160
160
146
126
122
122
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:47AM2.69m
4:22PM2.67m
4:36AM2.62m
5:07PM2.75m
5:29AM2.56m
5:56PM2.83m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.12m
10:36PM0.31m
10:55AM0.15m
11:29PM0.25m
11:43AM0.18m
00:25AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
22
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
23
22
24
22
20
19
20
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
19
19
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
7
17
51
121
167
156
179
160
160
160
146
126
122
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
24
24
22
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.9
SE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
47
1
2
6
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
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
891
1138
2837
3554
1927
888
671
671
578
650
708
362
362
218
62
62
9
9
62
62
122
214
25
9
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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