Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
15.9° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Sands at 1AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SE
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
26
7
7
7
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51AM3.29m
2:38PM2.83m
2:48AM3.16m
3:35PM2.81m
3:47AM3.00m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.00m
8:25AM-0.38m
8:38PM0.06m
9:20AM-0.27m
9:38PM0.13m
10:16AM-0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:23
8:24
8:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
18
16
16
17
17
20
20
19
20
18
19
22
24
24
21
19
17
17
18
20
22
Feels °C
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
12
16
20
18
15
13
14
17
19
20
17
15
12
12
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
2
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
8
8
435
272
214
164
114
74
51
37
26
21
32
37
26
14
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
5
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
1
4
4
3
3
7
3
7
7
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.7
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.4
SSE
8
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
3
0.6
W
3
Energy kJ
18
4
9
10
11
14
25
194
512
611
8
6
6
6
3
3
2
1
3
5
5
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
888
888
891
891
481
1638
804
3531
708
25
25
37
37
207
37
419
9
9
151
200
200
208
470
445
Best forecast wave conditions in Maine
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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