Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
19.6° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
40
126
115
86
52
64
60
57
55
37
36
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:21PM2.85m
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.76m
4:42AM2.47m
5:00PM2.67m
Low Tide
9:42PM0.09m
9:57AM0.23m
10:36PM0.21m
10:46AM0.40m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
22
23
26
25
25
23
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