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Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Short Sands today?
The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 3PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Short Sands. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 16 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:02AM3.27m | 2:52PM2.77m | 3:01AM3.15m | 3:54PM2.71m | 4:04AM3.00m | 4:57PM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39AM-0.38m | 8:50PM0.11m | 9:37AM-0.25m | 9:53PM0.21m | 10:39AM-0.12m | 10:59PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
 kJ | 81 | 64 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | S 6 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | SE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NNE 4 | SE 15 | SSE 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 13 | — | E 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 6 | S 3 | S 4 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 227 | 419 | 9 | 9 | 148 | 215 | 227 | 214 | 42 | 215 | 215 | 362 | 596 | 383 | 362 | 350 | 986 | 966 | 939 | 916 | 912 | 603 | 362 |
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