Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
54
54
102
121
120
124
106
76
104
60
47
36
36
77
74
41
39
38
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
15
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:08AM2.85m
12:45PM2.51m
00:45AM2.87m
1:19PM2.57m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.40m
6:37AM0.06m
6:37PM0.34m
7:11AM0.03m
7:15PM0.29m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
17
17
18
19
21
21
24
24
22
Feels °C
16
16
17
15
15
15
16
16
19
18
16
16
18
19
21
19
21
23
22
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