Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
119
94
96
99
99
96
73
77
71
73
54
54
57
55
40
35
35
28
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:53AM2.81m
2:04PM3.09m
2:42AM2.71m
2:54PM3.04m
Low Tide
7:47PM-0.23m
7:59AM0.03m
8:35PM-0.19m
8:47AM0.12m
9:29PM-0.10m
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part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
21
24
24
23
20
Feels °C
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
16
15
16
17
15
15
20
22
23
22
18
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