Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.2° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
9
1
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SSW
0
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:36AM2.52m
8:51PM3.10m
9:39AM2.58m
9:51PM3.20m
10:38AM2.67m
10:49PM3.28m
Low Tide
2:30AM-0.01m
2:36PM0.20m
3:32AM-0.13m
3:36PM0.13m
4:30AM-0.25m
4:36PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
23
22
22
21
21
21
19
19
22
22
22
21
20
20
19
19
24
26
28
27
24
Feels °C
18
18
19
22
19
20
19
21
19
17
17
20
19
19
18
17
18
17
17
22
22
26
26
22
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