Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.9° C
0.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
72
73
54
53
37
36
20
19
19
16
16
15
11
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ESE
0
ENE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:29AM2.49m
7:50PM3.00m
8:36AM2.52m
8:51PM3.10m
9:39AM2.58m
9:51PM3.20m
Low Tide
1:26AM0.10m
1:34PM0.22m
2:30AM-0.01m
2:36PM0.20m
3:32AM-0.13m
3:36PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
23
26
23
23
25
22
20
19
20
23
22
22
22
21
20
19
18
22
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
23
22
24
28
24
26
26
19
17
16
18
22
19
19
20
19
18
16
15
19
19
18
18
18
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