Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.9° C
3.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
59
71
86
84
73
73
73
75
75
73
64
64
64
66
64
70
37
46
48
29
34
35
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM2.29m
10:05PM2.71m
10:47AM2.33m
10:48PM2.76m
11:29AM2.39m
Low Tide
3:59AM0.28m
3:55PM0.57m
4:43AM0.23m
4:38PM0.52m
5:25AM0.17m
5:19PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
19
19
19
17
16
14
13
16
19
20
20
18
18
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
16
14
15
17
16
17
16
15
12
11
15
17
17
17
16
17
17
16
19
19
19
18
18
19
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