Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDT
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Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
7.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
1.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
2
5
10
10
5
3
0
2
3
56
45
29
27
20
20
11
38
35
34
56
120
108
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30AM2.70m
3:17PM2.34m
3:13AM2.63m
4:03PM2.29m
4:00AM2.58m
4:52PM2.28m
Low Tide
9:04AM0.20m
9:07PM0.58m
9:48AM0.27m
9:54PM0.62m
10:35AM0.32m
10:45PM0.64m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:28
5:28
5:26
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7:49
7:50
7:51
2
7
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
18
17
14
14
14
10
10
10
13
15
15
13
9
7
7
9
12
14
15
13
10
11
11
12
13
12
9
9
11
6
7
6
11
13
11
9
5
3
2
3
6
8
9
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
2
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
296
256
2
5
5
405
251
191
125
82
56
45
29
27
20
20
11
38
35
34
34
120
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
5
10
10
5
3
2
2
2
4
10
5
12
12
17
5
12
30
56
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
4
1
2
5
6
5
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
7
2.3
S
7
1.9
SSE
7
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
484
438
231
206
338
516
585
383
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2044
1941
1314
1314
1314
1313
617
227
9
9
9
9
9
9
148
191
228
29
9
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
5
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