Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
8
3
E
8
3
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.5
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
997
1097
1123
1021
836
734
612
585
449
253
224
167
145
122
123
119
125
129
129
101
94
94
94
99
Wind (km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:26AM2.90m
12:40PM3.05m
1:09AM2.87m
1:21PM3.10m
1:53AM2.81m
2:04PM3.09m
Low Tide
6:35AM-0.04m
7:02PM-0.20m
7:15AM-0.02m
7:47PM-0.23m
7:59AM0.03m
8:35PM-0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:35
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6:35
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6:37
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6:29
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6:28
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6:25
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 mm
1
1
1
2
2
5
5
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
6
5
5
6
4
5
6
6
8
8
9
10
14
15
16
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
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