Short Sands Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)--
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
1.2
SSE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
0
8
3
8
12
12
12
12
13
18
71
164
173
138
94
77
69
47
33
47
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
5
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
2:57AM2.83m
3:21PM2.85m
3:48AM2.64m
4:09PM2.76m
4:42AM2.47m
5:00PM2.67m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.05m
9:42PM0.09m
9:57AM0.23m
10:36PM0.21m
10:46AM0.40m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:40
7:38
 mm
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
18
19
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
18
19
22
24
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
18
17
18
17
19
21
22
23
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
19
20
22
24
22
25
23
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