Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (13 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
8
19
35
27
27
27
53
53
31
31
31
25
31
31
16
12
0
0
0
11
12
6
12
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
15
S
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:14PM3.13m
9:57AM2.68m
10:08PM3.25m
10:53AM2.74m
11:03PM3.33m
11:51AM2.80m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.13m
3:50AM-0.19m
3:56PM0.07m
4:45AM-0.32m
4:51PM0.02m
5:41AM-0.41m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
22
19
19
19
17
19
24
26
26
23
22
21
20
22
25
25
26
23
22
20
18
17
21
18
Feels °C
23
21
22
20
17
20
25
26
26
22
21
19
19
20
22
21
22
20
19
20
19
18
23
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.2
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
29
29
29
35
27
27
27
53
53
31
31
31
25
31
31
16
12
100
11
57
34
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
8
19
15
18
18
17
17
1
1
1
5
3
12
6
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
2
0.8
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
1
1
1
2
3
1
16
78
119
145
139
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
470
211
9
9
228
9
9
214
9
196
190
191
215
2051
2052
2048
1278
591
45
9
200
9
9
256
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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