Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
2.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
SE
0.5
E
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)888899888888888888677779
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54543248598646511873695906161584141249614715210275114
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
25
SSE
35
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
0
NNW
10
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
10
S
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
2.97
1:03AM
3.11
1:32PM
2.93
1:46AM
3.15
2:19PM
2.84
2:31AM
3.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:57PM
-0.20
7:26AM
-0.36
7:40PM
-0.17
8:12AM
-0.36
8:25PM
-0.08
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:41-------6:41
Sunset--6:53-------6:54-------6:55-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light rain
light rain
light rain
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---431----------421-----
Temp. °C5576553257843111443110-1-1
Feels °C (?)0-2-2202-1-3145-1-1-2-3-4-21-2-5-5-7-8-8
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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