Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.1° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
32
44
49
52
50
51
54
53
53
53
42
38
43
48
38
40
47
60
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
S
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:09PM2.92m
4:50AM2.50m
5:08PM2.89m
5:55AM2.43m
6:13PM2.86m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.05m
10:55AM0.27m
11:46PM0.10m
11:57AM0.34m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:12
7:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
18
21
21
21
21
19
17
16
17
20
20
18
17
16
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
18
20
23
21
23
22
18
16
15
16
18
18
15
15
12
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