Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.6° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (27 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
11
16
16
16
15
15
15
25
25
25
24
23
23
30
41
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
0
W
0
W
0
S
5
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
0
S
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:30AM2.37m
10:32PM2.77m
11:15AM2.38m
11:14PM2.79m
11:57AM2.40m
11:54PM2.81m
Low Tide
4:23PM0.52m
5:10AM0.16m
5:05PM0.52m
5:51AM0.13m
5:45PM0.50m
6:30AM0.11m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
16
16
16
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
22
22
22
21
21
20
19
20
Feels °C
21
17
19
19
17
18
18
19
21
21
18
18
21
20
18
19
21
20
20
20
20
20
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
8
18
8
9
9
9
15
13
12
12
12
12
24
23
23
30
41
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
11
17
11
16
16
16
3
15
15
25
25
25
11
7
7
1
4
2
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
5
2
2
1
7
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
8
1
1
2
1
3
2
6
2
2
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)
304
386
276
276
276
276
276
276
276
833
708
837
140
140
142
34
256
2048
1636
596
256
256
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
9
8
8
6
6
9
5
5
9
6
9
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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