Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.8°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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.3
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
27
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:43PM2.84m
1:51AM3.29m
2:38PM2.83m
2:48AM3.16m
3:35PM2.81m
3:47AM3.00m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.00m
8:25AM-0.38m
8:38PM0.06m
9:20AM-0.27m
9:38PM0.13m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
8:23
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
20
20
19
19
18
19
22
24
26
22
20
18
17
18
Feels °C
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
18
21
18
15
14
15
18
20
22
17
16
13
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
E
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
14
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
7
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
8
362
337
270
169
114
74
57
37
27
21
39
39
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
9
5
4
3
3
5
4
5
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
1
8
8
4
3
3
7
7
7
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
2.1
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
17
3
5
14
21
16
15
62
349
432
495
3
3
3
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
891
891
891
1799
481
481
481
1723
3531
3531
616
25
25
25
25
200
25
9
419
200
192
29
200
200
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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