Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
8
2
E
9
1.7
ESE
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
415
582
442
828
865
554
552
529
529
517
402
386
422
297
669
380
300
419
352
311
190
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM2.37m
8:14PM2.55m
8:48AM2.51m
9:04PM2.63m
9:29AM2.68m
9:48PM2.72m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.54m
2:36AM0.32m
2:56PM0.37m
3:19AM0.22m
3:42PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
8
10
9
9
9
7
8
8
11
14
15
11
10
8
6
5
8
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
2
4
4
5
5
2
2
2
4
7
10
4
3
1
0
-1
2
4
6
3
4
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