Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:24AM2.94m
4:00PM2.85m
4:20AM2.75m
4:52PM2.80m
5:17AM2.57m
5:44PM2.74m
Low Tide
9:46AM-0.08m
10:14PM0.13m
10:36AM0.09m
11:12PM0.21m
11:27AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:16
8:15
8:15
 mm
1
6
Temp °C
20
19
21
23
26
22
19
18
17
18
23
24
23
22
20
19
17
18
21
22
20
18
18
Feels °C
18
15
16
18
21
18
16
15
14
15
21
22
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
17
17
19
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