Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.2° 

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


Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
1.8
S
6
1.6
S
7
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.1
E
11
0.4
NW
3
0.5
SE
8
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NNE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
31
3
2
9
9
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:34PM2.59m
4:25AM2.26m
4:28PM2.51m
5:20AM2.21m
5:24PM2.46m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.58m
10:11PM0.35m
10:17AM0.66m
11:05PM0.44m
11:13AM0.71m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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6:58
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5:58
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5:57
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5:54
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 mm
3
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
12
16
17
18
16
10
8
7
8
8
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
8
7
8
8
Feels °C
6
13
15
15
12
3
1
0
1
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
3
3
2
4
5
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