Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.8° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
11
1.7
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
E
12
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
173
365
277
298
306
336
415
485
625
706
876
943
610
1087
1287
1204
1631
2601
2686
2799
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:35AM2.43m
9:44PM2.71m
10:14AM2.56m
10:25PM2.79m
10:51AM2.70m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.42m
4:07AM0.20m
4:17PM0.27m
4:43AM0.11m
4:58PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
15
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
11
9
8
6
6
7
10
9
10
10
8
6
6
9
11
12
11
7
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