Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
36
35
35
35
24
23
60
80
61
42
31
25
26
25
25
18
22
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
High Tide
6:49PM2.53m
7:38AM2.19m
7:49PM2.53m
8:37AM2.20m
8:46PM2.58m
Low Tide
1:31AM0.45m
1:33PM0.67m
2:33AM0.43m
2:32PM0.65m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:32
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
18
19
19
16
16
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
19
20
20
22
22
23
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