Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 31 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
3.5° 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 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1134555555533444566666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)571917139523118121421621111481096850113145149
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
5
E
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffonononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
2.86
11:16PM
2.85
11:38AM
2.85
11:56PM
2.90
12:21PM
2.80
12:33AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
-0.05
5:31AM
-0.08
5:50PM
-0.02
6:15AM
-0.12
6:28PM
0.04
6:55AM
-0.13
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:20
Sunset--7:07-------7:07-------7:08-----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21--111--1--------------
Temp. °C43223491411555421100-1-10011
Feels °C (?)0-2-4-3016138112-1-3-4-5-7-6-7-7-4-4-3-3
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