Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.5° C
3.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
95
91
86
99
101
86
82
79
64
48
47
45
37
29
33
35
54
52
49
48
48
47
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
SE
15
S
15
S
10
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:14AM2.31m
7:31PM2.63m
8:16AM2.25m
8:27PM2.63m
9:12AM2.26m
9:19PM2.66m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.54m
2:12AM0.35m
2:12PM0.60m
3:08AM0.33m
3:07PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:24
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
18
21
24
23
21
21
19
18
18
21
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
13
14
18
20
18
17
19
18
18
17
20
21
19
18
19
17
17
17
19
18
18
17
17
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