Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.5
SE
8
0.1
E
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
15
38
48
48
39
41
33
3
3
1
29
1
0
0
0
3
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
W
10
NNW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:51AM2.43m
8:12PM2.73m
8:50AM2.37m
9:02PM2.74m
9:42AM2.36m
9:49PM2.76m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.41m
2:46AM0.26m
2:50PM0.48m
3:39AM0.22m
3:38PM0.52m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
3
3
Temp °C
17
19
24
26
26
23
21
20
19
19
24
25
24
21
17
16
16
16
17
21
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
16
17
21
22
23
21
19
18
17
17
22
22
20
20
16
16
15
15
16
21
23
23
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
E
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
25
15
38
48
48
39
41
33
36
37
39
29
1
10
12
14
20
5
7
6
14
30
43
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
7
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
13
4
3
3
1
14
13
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
2
3
3
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
52
10
28
26
17
13
34
45
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
211
42
9
9
9
199
9
148
148
9
9
481
505
473
473
9
214
423
423
470
25
25
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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