Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
308
165
132
101
133
175
146
156
168
173
171
166
119
108
71
66
62
38
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:48PM2.72m
10:07AM2.86m
10:32PM2.80m
10:46AM3.01m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.18m
3:59AM0.12m
4:25PM-0.01m
4:38AM0.05m
5:08PM-0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
10
9
7
6
5
7
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
2
1
4
8
8
7
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7
9
10
9
9
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