Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 01). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
14
14
50
60
75
73
69
60
60
46
44
41
28
65
50
54
71
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
S
0
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:31PM2.95m
2:59AM2.72m
3:17PM2.95m
3:51AM2.61m
4:09PM2.92m
Low Tide
8:25AM0.02m
8:55PM-0.04m
9:09AM0.09m
9:46PM-0.00m
9:59AM0.18m
10:44PM0.05m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:17
7:15
7:14
 mm
1
2
3
3
2
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
19
20
19
17
Feels °C
16
18
19
17
18
19
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
16
17
18
21
22
20
17
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