Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
24
24
23
73
131
174
189
181
191
173
196
191
145
113
105
85
85
77
60
44
40
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:36AM2.62m
5:07PM2.75m
5:29AM2.56m
5:56PM2.83m
6:26AM2.51m
6:50PM2.92m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.15m
11:29PM0.25m
11:43AM0.18m
00:25AM0.18m
12:36PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:09
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
22
27
29
30
28
23
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
19
18
17
18
16
16
16
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
21
27
28
29
27
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.9
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
24
24
24
24
12
21
73
131
174
189
181
191
173
196
191
145
113
105
85
85
77
60
44
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
24
23
15
9
17
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
6
2
2
4
4
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
8
12
10
14
14
9
3
7
26
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1799
1259
596
362
232
3558
362
9
9
9
9
122
122
122
140
25
9
9
9
9
25
25
42
42
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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