Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.8
SE
6
1.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
182
204
206
179
244
321
227
170
94
57
61
45
33
21
13
15
9
37
11
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
W
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM2.89m
2:03AM2.58m
2:05PM2.80m
2:45AM2.46m
2:47PM2.69m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.24m
7:55PM-0.01m
8:00AM0.36m
8:36PM0.11m
8:41AM0.48m
9:21PM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
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6:54
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6:54
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6:02
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6:00
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6:00
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 mm
1
1
1
1
4
1
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Temp °C
9
9
10
11
13
12
8
8
9
10
14
21
19
16
13
12
11
10
11
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
10
10
5
6
7
9
13
20
16
12
8
7
7
7
8
11
10
9
7
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