Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.7° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
NE
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
18
18
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
23
15
15
15
16
11
29
21
28
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
ESE
10
ENE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:10PM2.52m
5:58AM2.20m
6:07PM2.47m
6:58AM2.17m
7:08PM2.47m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.45m
11:53AM0.70m
00:47AM0.49m
12:52PM0.71m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:46
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
5
3
4
Temp °C
24
19
15
14
11
10
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
13
11
11
10
Feels °C
20
15
11
9
6
6
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
7
9
6
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