Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.0° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.2
E
7
1
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
2
E
8
2
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
45
62
111
154
84
70
135
102
148
166
218
302
535
560
378
443
539
611
624
528
706
720
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50AM2.30m
8:59PM2.61m
9:35AM2.43m
9:44PM2.71m
10:14AM2.56m
10:25PM2.79m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.40m
2:48PM0.56m
3:28AM0.30m
3:35PM0.42m
4:07AM0.20m
4:17PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
9
12
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
8
9
10
11
11
9
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
8
6
5
7
10
9
10
10
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