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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
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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
10.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | |
216 | 291 | 341 | 311 | 257 | 233 | 233 | 211 | 211 | 187 | 167 | 142 | 114 | 69 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:19AM2.62m | 7:56PM2.73m | 8:22AM2.56m | 8:49PM2.78m | 9:19AM2.53m | 9:36PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.20m | 2:18AM0.26m | 2:35PM0.27m | 3:15AM0.18m | 3:25PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | 8:10 | |
— | — | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
216 | 291 | 341 | 311 | 257 | 233 | 233 | 211 | 211 | 187 | 167 | 142 | 114 | 69 | 57 | 96 | 68 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 15 | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — |
6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 25 | 53 | 43 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 140 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 423 | 470 | 464 | 228 | 211 | 196 |
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