Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 EDT
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Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
3.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (25 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
NE
0.2
ESE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)9999991010101091313131313131313310455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8058412716161788873333333329121422
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
2.90
5:17PM
2.45
5:31AM
2.80
6:28PM
2.39
6:43AM
2.73
7:41PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.20
11:03AM
-0.04
11:17PM
0.32
12:11PM
0.06
12:27AM
0.39
1:24PM
0.11
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise---6:37-------6:35-------6:33----
Sunset------7:00-------7:00-------7:01-
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------164242---
Temp. °C320058975557101416119987454-1
Feels °C (?)-3-5-7-6-1320-2-2-21591276664-10-3-9
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