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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
8.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | - | - |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 3 | SSE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | |
54 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.87m | 00:15AM3.36m | 1:01PM2.87m | 1:08AM3.35m | 1:55PM2.83m | 2:02AM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM-0.06m | 6:51AM-0.49m | 6:59PM-0.04m | 7:44AM-0.46m | 7:53PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
45 | 84 | 67 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 53 | 91 | 117 | 91 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | ENE 4 | E 18 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SW 3 | S 4 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | S 7 | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 28 | — | 28 | 20 | 2 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 196 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 189 | 191 | 195 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 559 | 29 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 200 | 200 | 227 |
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