Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is

14.5°C

Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Short Sands today (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (01 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	54	57	57	55	40	35	35	28	28	28	35	35	35	34	25	47	46	46	46	45	44	40	33	33
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	N	NNW	N	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide		2:42AM2.71m				2:54PM3.04m				3:38AM2.60m				3:52PM2.96m				4:42AM2.50m				4:57PM2.87m
Low Tide				8:47AM0.12m				9:29PM-0.10m				9:41AM0.23m				10:30PM-0.00m				10:43AM0.32m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	19	22	21	20	19	18	18	18	23	27	25	21	19	17	16	15	17	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	15	13	15	18	20	20	18	17	16	16	16	21	25	23	19	17	16	14	13	15	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	54	57	57	55	40	35	35	22	22	22	21	25	20	21	25	27	19	46	46	45	44	40	33	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 8	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	NE 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 5
kJ	15	14	14	15	14	14	28	28	28	28	35	21	35	34	25	47	46	10	6	3	1	2	2	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 3	S 3	S 3	SE 12	S 7	—	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	SE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5
kJ	1	1	1	1	6	1	—	—	6	6	6	35	12	12	12	—	—	2	5	5	3	3	3	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 3	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	WNW 2	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	—	2	4	4	12	14	16	24	42	45	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Bethany Delaware	Phillips Pump House New Jersey	Bethany Delaware	The Cove Delaware Delaware	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Madaket Massachusetts	38th St Beach New Jersey	Summerville Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Salisbury Beach Massachusetts
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)	9	9	9	25	25	9	117	117	638	429	638	617	25	9	9	9	9	9	9	214	526	473	481	42
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach			Ogunquit Beach								Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1								1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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