Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
20.5° C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM2.54m
9:42PM3.12m
10:27AM2.66m
10:40PM3.19m
11:23AM2.78m
Low Tide
3:20AM-0.06m
3:26PM0.17m
4:19AM-0.18m
4:26PM0.07m
5:14AM-0.27m
5:23PM-0.03m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
7:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
25
25
24
23
23
21
20
22
27
29
29
25
23
21
19
20
26
27
26
22
21
Feels °C
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
21
20
22
24
24
26
24
22
20
17
19
25
26
25
21
20
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