Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is

18.4° 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 (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (09 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	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)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	107	107	102	110	92	85	85	75	72	73	54	53	51	36	20	19	19	18	16	15	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	SW	SSW	S	WSW	W	NE	N	N	ESE	SE	SE	S	WSW	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	NW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on
High Tide		6:26AM2.51m				6:50PM2.92m				7:29AM2.49m				7:50PM3.00m					8:36AM2.52m				8:51PM3.10m
Low Tide				12:36PM0.21m				1:26AM0.10m				1:34PM0.22m					2:30AM-0.01m				2:36PM0.20m


	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13
	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	1	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	24	29	30	28	28	23	19	19	20	23	23	23	20	20	20	19	19	21	21	20	20	21	18
Feels °C	21	24	28	28	27	28	25	20	20	22	26	25	25	22	21	21	19	18	19	18	19	20	20	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 10
kJ	107	107	102	110	92	85	85	75	72	73	54	53	51	36	20	19	19	18	12	11	11	11	12	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 6	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	14	20	34	34	22	15	8	4	2	2	3	11	16	16	15	15	16	16	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	S 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 6	E 4	E 4	E 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	10	9	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 3	—	SSW 3	SSW 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	ENE 4	E 4	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	1	1	7	18	67	64	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	3	2	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Fieldstone Massachusetts	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Rye On the Rocks New Hampshire	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Ogunquit Beach Maine	Turtle Cove Long Island NY	Ogunquit Beach Maine	K38 and 39 Rhode Island	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island	Montauk Point - Turtles Long Island NY	Lighthouse-Southside Rhode Island	Madaket Massachusetts	Madaket Massachusetts	Madaket Massachusetts	Moose Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Moose Nova Scotia	Moose Nova Scotia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	9	25	117	9	9	25	9	9	9	256	9	214	215	256	215	214	214	214	596	483	596	596
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach			Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach		Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach	Ogunquit Beach		Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1		1	1	1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Exiles CAL - LA County	North End Virginia	Heavens CAL - LA County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Tijuana Sloughs Baja Norte	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Malibu CAL - LA County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Westport-The Cove Washington	Three Arch Bay CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Baler - Lindy's Point Philippines	Weld Road New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Frigates Fiji	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cow Bombie Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	5	5	5	4

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