Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
17.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
11 AM
2 PM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
6
1.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
7
11
11
18
22
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
75
234
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:01PM2.53m
3:03AM2.74m
3:40PM2.59m
3:47AM2.69m
4:22PM2.67m
4:36AM2.62m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.40m
9:28AM0.10m
9:46PM0.36m
10:10AM0.12m
10:36PM0.31m
10:55AM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:09
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
1
5
7
7
4
Temp °C
30
27
24
22
20
21
23
23
23
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
29
26
22
21
19
20
22
21
20
20
19
21
21
21
17
16
17
18
18
15
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.7
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
7
11
11
5
5
3
3
24
25
4
8
8
24
24
20
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
18
22
23
23
25
25
24
24
2
24
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
N
3
0.2
E
3
0.4
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
E
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
6
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
11
27
9
15
234
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
596
2596
578
470
598
1771
671
3562
1936
3635
630
470
891
1325
1325
1811
888
909
632
566
362
214
642
214
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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