Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.2° 

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 (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 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
40
35
35
28
28
28
35
35
35
26
25
40
39
46
46
45
44
40
38
33
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
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
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:41
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Temp °C
20
20
21
20
19
19
18
19
25
28
21
19
19
17
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
20
19
20
18
17
17
17
17
23
26
20
18
18
15
13
13
15
14
13
14
14
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