Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is

11.8°C

Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Short Sands today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	11	11	13	23	20	19	29	33	32	16	16	16	16	11	9	10	15	15	16	15	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SE	ESE	ENE	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			4:42AM2.55m				4:58PM2.80m				5:48AM2.59m				6:07PM2.75m				6:52AM2.67m					7:14PM2.73m
Low Tide	10:25PM0.02m				10:44AM0.34m				11:30PM0.08m				11:55AM0.32m				00:35AM0.10m					1:05PM0.23m				1:35AM0.10m


	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:30	—	—	—	—	4:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	19	19	17	16	16	15	14	15	17	16	16	15	14	12	12	16	21	21	18	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	8	8	8	11	14	15	13	12	12	12	11	13	15	14	15	13	11	8	9	13	18	19	16	12	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 5	SSE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	11	11	11	23	20	19	29	6	12	12	7	3	16	11	9	7	15	15	16	15	7	7	7	25	25	7	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 12	ESE 11	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	SE 10
kJ	3	3	13	11	6	6	2	33	32	16	16	16	1	7	7	10	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 4	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	10	10	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	S 5	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 4
kJ	3	5	2	2	3	3	7	1	2	11	10	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	6	9	13	17	49	38	15	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	2596	2596	1322	1138	1322	832	891	620	9	483	9	596	596	891	891	891	833	833	1078	1322	2375	1322	1322	833	833	831	638
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