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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 EST
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Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
5.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Seaside Inn, Kennebunk Beach, Maine US - LIVE

How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
E
0.3
SE
0.1
E
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
0.7
E
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)108974566777676779991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2912610511191451781891354011125422222444
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
NNE
20
NNW
5
NW
10
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39PM
2.41
5:06AM
2.57
5:38PM
2.28
5:59AM
2.53
6:39PM
2.21
6:55AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.29
10:50PM
0.34
11:34AM
0.34
11:42PM
0.47
12:35PM
0.36
12:39AM
0.55
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:11-------
Sunset--4:25-------4:27-------4:28-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----142-----------------
Temp. °C3444333113310-1-4-4-20101100
Feels °C (?)-111-1-4-4-3-5-2-1-4-7-8-10-14-14-12-9-5-6-5-6-7-7
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