Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am June 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
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
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
25
25
25
24
23
31
30
41
29
30
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
23
23
10
9
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
High Tide
11:15AM2.38m
11:14PM2.79m
11:57AM2.40m
11:54PM2.81m
12:37PM2.41m
00:32AM2.82m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.16m
5:05PM0.52m
5:51AM0.13m
5:45PM0.50m
6:30AM0.11m
6:24PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:25
8:25
8:25
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
16
17
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
18
22
22
22
21
20
21
19
20
25
28
26
26
24
20
Feels °C
17
18
22
20
19
19
21
20
18
17
21
20
20
19
18
20
18
20
25
27
25
26
25
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
13
12
12
12
25
2
23
31
30
41
29
30
31
30
29
29
28
27
26
23
44
70
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
15
15
15
25
25
11
24
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
2
11
10
10
23
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
3
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
7
4
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
6
1
1
4
2
1
1
4
22
77
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)
276
304
304
899
833
966
483
142
148
148
214
598
596
443
42
29
29
9
486
2044
598
28
9
34
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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