Short Sands Surf Break

Short Sands, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 43.18° N 70.61° W

Issued: 1 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Sands sea temperature is
13.3° C

1.4°C colder than average 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.

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

Western Maine Shelf Buoy

14 km E3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-SEIM1

15 km SSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
21.0 °C-
-


Sanford Municipal Airport

25 km NW186 m above sea level

3 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 1°)
22.8 °C16
16
few

Salisbury

42 km SSW25.9 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 221°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Newburyport

45 km S4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 324°)
10
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-BGXN3

22 km SSW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 280°)
19.3 °C-
-


lightning 23km E of York Harbor

22 km ESE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 17km ESE of Kittery Point

22 km SSE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 26km E of Cape Neddick

24 km ESE0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


lightning 16km E of Rye

25 km S0 m above sea level

3 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


* 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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