Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
537
506
433
440
575
562
613
411
412
656
699
488
488
499
474
422
366
358
262
221
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:20PM2.48m
8:03AM2.37m
8:14PM2.55m
8:48AM2.51m
9:04PM2.63m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.65m
1:48AM0.41m
2:05PM0.54m
2:36AM0.32m
2:56PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
15
13
10
7
5
4
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
7
10
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
8
10
11
8
4
1
-2
-2
1
2
4
4
4
3
1
2
4
9
10
5
3
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