Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
E
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
8
1.6
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
73
62
62
35
38
29
36
37
37
23
6
12
7
5
193
396
331
432
323
323
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47AM2.33m
10:48PM2.76m
11:29AM2.39m
11:29PM2.81m
12:09PM2.45m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.52m
5:25AM0.17m
5:19PM0.46m
6:02AM0.11m
5:59PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
2
5
14
8
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
19
19
18
17
19
22
23
23
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
18
19
19
18
20
22
22
20
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
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