Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.3°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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
24
23
22
21
21
21
20
19
51
43
43
33
26
25
18
10
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM2.98m
1:44AM2.85m
2:00PM2.92m
2:29AM2.70m
2:41PM2.83m
Low Tide
7:37PM-0.12m
7:52AM0.06m
8:22PM-0.03m
8:33AM0.22m
9:07PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:55
6:54
6:52
 mm
1
4
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
20
21
21
17
15
14
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
17
18
19
19
21
20
18
13
15
16
16
14
12
11
9
9
12
12
11
11
11
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