Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.0° C
3.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
0
1
1
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)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
95
77
101
96
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
5
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:44PM2.74m
6:14AM2.42m
6:36PM2.68m
7:14AM2.31m
7:31PM2.63m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.27m
00:11AM0.28m
12:20PM0.42m
1:11AM0.34m
1:14PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
 mm
1
3
4
5
1
Temp °C
21
22
20
18
19
20
19
20
24
26
26
24
20
17
16
17
21
23
21
19
18
Feels °C
20
18
17
16
17
20
19
20
23
25
24
21
17
14
13
14
17
21
17
16
16
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