Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 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
8.7° 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 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
20
20
13
13
27
27
34
25
5
5
5
5
14
22
27
29
21
21
21
21
13
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:08AM3.35m
1:55PM2.83m
2:02AM3.27m
2:52PM2.77m
3:01AM3.15m
Low Tide
6:59PM-0.04m
7:44AM-0.46m
7:53PM0.02m
8:39AM-0.38m
8:50PM0.11m
9:37AM-0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
1
Temp °C
15
12
15
17
19
22
29
31
27
22
21
22
21
23
29
29
26
22
17
14
11
9
12
13
11
9
15
16
18
22
28
29
25
22
21
22
21
23
27
26
23
19
13
10
7
5
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.9
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
28
20
14
23
20
20
19
34
45
125
140
96
74
22
20
14
10
11
6
12
21
13
4
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
6
4
20
8
9
27
27
3
25
5
5
5
5
10
22
27
29
21
21
21
7
3
12
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
15
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
4
6
3
13
13
3
3
5
5
14
5
8
4
4
4
4
8
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
2
4
36
27
28
33
23
110
2
1
2
2
3
5
5
3
2
1
4
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
473
227
473
9
9
9
412
1322
34
28
9
32
9
412
419
9
9
192
149
227
214
215
25
473
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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