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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
11.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Short Sands today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | |
8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 136 | 247 | 1123 | 1042 | 947 | 910 | 682 | 448 | 313 | 286 | 247 | 220 | 230 | 194 | 197 | 181 | 154 | 119 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 10:55AM2.50m | 10:59PM2.85m | 11:39AM2.48m | 11:38PM2.84m | 12:20PM2.47m | 00:16AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.41m | 5:33AM0.05m | 5:31PM0.44m | 6:13AM0.05m | 6:10PM0.46m | 6:51AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 86 | 34 | — | — | — | 737 | 567 | 448 | 313 | 286 | 247 | 220 | 230 | 194 | 197 | 181 | 154 | 119 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 15 | E 9 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 22 | 65 | 136 | 247 | 1123 | 1042 | 947 | 910 | 682 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1081 | 196 | 473 | 117 | 473 | 9 | 25 | 603 | 523 | 603 | 486 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 122 | 228 | 88 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 |
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