Short Sands surfForecast / Maine / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Short Sands today?

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)13667777776121212121211111111111111111111111010101010101010101010101010109999999999998888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2251444444525151514648412315251730252926152122222118171621201419131313201914151617121199889101212121111111111121111
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
2.75
11:13AM
2.34
11:10PM
2.81
11:55AM
2.39
11:51PM
2.87
12:35PM
2.45
12:32AM
2.93
1:14PM
2.51
1:12AM
2.97
1:52PM
2.59
1:54AM
2.97
2:32PM
2.68
2:38AM
2.94
3:15PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.56
5:06AM
0.19
4:58PM
0.52
5:47AM
0.12
5:40PM
0.46
6:26AM
0.05
6:22PM
0.39
7:04AM
-0.02
7:04PM
0.32
7:42AM
-0.07
7:47PM
0.25
8:22AM
-0.10
8:33PM
0.20
9:03AM
-0.10
9:22PM
0.15
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wed
16
Sunrise-----5:11-------5:11-------5:11-------5:13-------5:13-------5:15-------5:15------
Sunset-8:23-------8:22-------8:22-------8:22-------8:22-------8:21-------8:20-------8:20--
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)262119191919202122202021201716171616141414141517181616171718202020192020212125232224232323243028292928262221222224222324
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