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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
8.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 15 | SSE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | |
363 | 290 | 236 | 198 | 145 | 103 | 99 | 64 | 47 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:14AM2.84m | 11:23PM3.32m | 12:07PM2.87m | 00:15AM3.36m | 1:01PM2.87m | 1:08AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM-0.34m | 5:15PM-0.05m | 5:58AM-0.45m | 6:06PM-0.06m | 6:51AM-0.49m | 6:59PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
8 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 |
 kJ | 363 | 290 | 236 | 198 | 145 | 103 | 99 | 137 | 90 | 136 | 114 | 84 | 67 | 51 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 18 | E 13 | E 13 | S 4 |
| kJ | 127 | 76 | 64 | 47 | — | 5 | 5 | 64 | 47 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | SSE 11 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | E 15 | — | E 18 | E 14 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 46 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | WSW 4 | — | W 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 247 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 25 | 891 | 1307 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 192 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 362 | 473 | 473 | 473 | 42 | 256 |
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