Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Short Sands, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.8° 

Short Sands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Short Sands based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Short Sands right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Short Sands

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-CMLN3

14 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the WNW
(8 km/h at 300°)
6.3 °C-
-


Western Maine Shelf Buoy

14 km E3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the W
(29 km/h at 260°)
9.0 °C-
-


BUOY-SEIM1

15 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-WEXM1

19 km NNE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 240°)
6.4 °C-
-


Portsmouth/Pease Airport

21 km SSW715 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 250°)
7.9 °C16
16
scattered
broken

BUOY-BGXN3

22 km SSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 260°)
7.0 °C-
-


BUOY-IOSN3

23 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 260°)
8.6 °C-
-


Sanford Municipal Airport

25 km NW609 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 260°)
6.1 °C16
16


Rochester Airport

28 km W716 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
5.6 °C0.0
0.0


Newburyport

45 km S4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(8 km/h at 304°)
15
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Short Sands and within an acceptable time window.

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