Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
61
74
115
112
129
105
118
118
92
74
59
74
57
57
55
55
55
54
93
67
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM2.45m
11:00PM2.81m
11:32AM2.55m
11:38PM2.87m
12:08PM2.65m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.37m
5:26AM0.10m
5:30PM0.27m
6:01AM0.04m
6:09PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:25
7:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
21
21
21
21
20
23
25
24
24
21
20
21
20
24
25
25
24
22
Feels °C
23
21
20
20
21
21
21
19
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
21
25
26
27
26
23
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