Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 EDT
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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
3.3° 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 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888888888111134455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010126661212121311551228162629231142
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffononononononglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05AM
2.78
9:44PM
2.64
10:01AM
2.83
10:32PM
2.76
10:51AM
2.86
11:16PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
0.02
3:52AM
0.14
4:23PM
-0.03
4:44AM
0.01
5:08PM
-0.05
5:31AM
-0.08
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:26-------6:24
Sunset--7:04-------7:05-------7:07-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------23
Temp. °C2799433481416141110119532112615
Feels °C (?)-5033-3-3-3-318111077970-3-4-4-3-1311
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