Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 32°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
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
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
0
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
18
22
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
E
10
SE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:01PM2.53m
3:03AM2.74m
3:40PM2.59m
3:47AM2.69m
4:22PM2.67m
4:36AM2.62m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.09m
9:00PM0.40m
9:28AM0.10m
9:46PM0.36m
10:10AM0.12m
10:36PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
4
6
Temp °C
30
32
30
26
24
22
20
21
23
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
29
31
29
25
23
21
19
20
22
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
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
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
21
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
18
22
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
4
7
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
24
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
ESE
4
0.4
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
4
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
2837
888
350
276
276
276
598
2605
1813
2832
1724
1709
523
891
1325
2614
2837
2542
888
837
530
486
383
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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