Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
57
41
39
28
30
34
39
47
51
42
38
51
59
61
59
47
46
26
29
27
31
37
57
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
0
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:51AM2.61m
4:09PM2.92m
4:50AM2.50m
5:08PM2.89m
5:55AM2.43m
6:13PM2.86m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.18m
10:44PM0.05m
10:55AM0.27m
11:46PM0.10m
11:57AM0.34m
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cloud
mod rain
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:10
 mm
9
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
20
17
17
16
16
17
22
23
21
20
20
18
16
17
17
19
17
15
16
Feels °C
17
16
16
19
20
21
17
18
17
17
18
23
24
22
22
20
17
14
15
16
18
13
12
13
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