Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.8°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
52
66
52
42
34
25
23
15
17
38
20
20
20
51
68
68
64
73
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM2.53m
8:37AM2.20m
8:46PM2.58m
9:29AM2.27m
9:35PM2.66m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.43m
2:32PM0.65m
3:25AM0.36m
3:24PM0.57m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:34
7:32
7:30
 mm
2
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
19
24
27
26
23
21
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
18
19
20
19
22
23
22
20
21
20
22
23
24
22
19
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