Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.1°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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.8
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
50
51
54
53
59
53
42
43
44
32
38
82
48
36
60
110
117
139
59
85
65
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
N
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
ENE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:50AM2.50m
5:08PM2.89m
5:55AM2.43m
6:13PM2.86m
7:05AM2.41m
7:23PM2.87m
Low Tide
10:55AM0.27m
11:46PM0.10m
11:57AM0.34m
00:54AM0.12m
1:05PM0.35m
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:08
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
23
23
23
23
19
17
16
17
19
19
19
17
17
15
14
15
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
19
25
23
24
23
18
16
15
15
16
17
17
15
15
12
12
13
16
18
16
17
16
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