Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
5.4° 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 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)81010888884944445567788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10941010106105123591523305293147169202173181118
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
5
E
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
3.08
11:39AM
2.92
11:51PM
3.21
12:26PM
2.94
12:37AM
3.28
1:15PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00PM
-0.07
5:31AM
-0.30
5:44PM
-0.13
6:18AM
-0.42
6:30PM
-0.14
7:07AM
-0.47
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:54--
Sunset7:24-------7:27-------7:28-------
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--21---11------------142
Temp. °C979121311111212141312866654455689
Feels °C (?)7571113981011131210411001232245
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