Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is

16.9°C

Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Short Sands today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (16 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 16								Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	11	11	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	29	21	20	19	18	18	18	18
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	NW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	SW	WSW	W	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:16AM2.54m				3:25PM2.72m				4:06AM2.39m				4:15PM2.61m					5:01AM2.27m				5:10PM2.52m
Low Tide				9:16AM0.37m				9:57PM0.23m				10:04AM0.52m				10:50PM0.36m				10:56AM0.63m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	18	23	23	25	22	19	18	17	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	23	23	22	16	12
Feels °C	12	10	11	15	20	20	25	23	18	17	16	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	18	20	17	17	11	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	8	8	8	8	8	8	12	15	12	6	19	19	18	18	17	16	29	21	20	19	18	18	18	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	S 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	—	7	7	7	7	7	7	11	11	19	3	1	15	15	15	15	15	2	4	4	2	14	14	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	—	—	ENE 3	—	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 4	—	—
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	4	4	7	7	17	16	16	—	—	1	—	6	15	14	14	14	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	S 3	SSW 3	SSW 3	S 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 2	NNW 2	NNE 4	NNE 4
kJ	1	1	2	2	3	12	14	26	—	—	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	5	7
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	596	596	596	832	1307	1307	481	9	276	9	142	140	140	142	142	142	9	42	149	276	276	304	1314	1313
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine								Ogunquit Beach		Ogunquit Beach							Ogunquit Beach
Rating (10 max)								1		1							1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	5	5	6	6	5

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