Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 am 13 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 5AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Jun)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (13 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.3
S
6
1
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.9
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
27
27
21
53
44
31
40
31
40
31
31
16
12
12
11
0
0
13
13
56
14
21
38
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
S
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:57AM2.68m
10:08PM3.25m
10:53AM2.74m
11:03PM3.33m
11:51AM2.80m
Low Tide
3:50AM-0.19m
3:56PM0.07m
4:45AM-0.32m
4:51PM0.02m
5:41AM-0.41m
5:47PM-0.01m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
17
19
24
26
26
23
22
21
20
21
26
25
26
23
22
21
20
20
22
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
21
17
20
24
26
26
22
21
20
19
19
23
21
22
18
19
19
20
19
22
18
19
19
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
35
27
27
21
53
44
31
40
31
40
31
31
16
12
12
11
77
64
80
60
56
32
22
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
15
18
18
17
17
4
1
1
2
2
1
13
13
14
21
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
S
6
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
16
55
91
102
108
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
9
9
9
42
9
9
42
9
191
9
423
2048
1771
1283
304
559
211
9
9
29
211
207
200
9
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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