Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.0° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 36°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
13
8
8
21
21
8
8
8
13
8
9
9
9
9
14
13
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
N
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:09AM2.83m
1:50PM2.46m
1:45AM2.81m
2:25PM2.49m
2:22AM2.79m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.46m
7:40AM0.08m
7:40PM0.44m
8:14AM0.08m
8:18PM0.42m
8:50AM0.09m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:24
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
26
28
27
26
28
33
36
31
31
30
28
26
28
32
35
33
27
26
25
24
26
31
33
Feels °C
30
27
30
29
28
30
34
36
32
33
32
29
27
29
32
35
34
30
29
27
26
27
31
33
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
9
9
85
87
53
36
26
14
9
14
32
33
20
9
5
2
3
9
9
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
9
9
9
13
8
8
21
21
8
8
8
13
8
9
7
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
2
2
5
9
4
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
37
37
150
98
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
891
1322
9
9
9
9
9
844
1313
9
9
9
211
211
256
891
596
350
192
256
276
276
276
505
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Rating
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1
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1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
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2
2
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2
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2
2
2
2
2
2
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1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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