York · York County · Maine
Long Sands Surf Report & Forecast, York, Maine
Long Sands, York, Maine: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 10 seconds from the southeast, with an 11 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 20 mph. Water is about 54°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next low tide is -0.2 ft at 5:07 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 10 s · SEplus 0.5 ft · 11 s · E
- Wind
- 11 mph (WNW), gusts 20offshore
- Tide
- 2.3 ft fallinglow -0.2 ft at 5:07 pm
- Water
- 54°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 53°Ffeels like 46°F
- Sun
- rise 6:27 amset 4:25 pm
Long Sands surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Long Sands: 1 pm, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Long Sands: 6 am, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 1.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 3.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 6.3 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 8.4 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 20 | 9.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph offshore (W), gusts 18 | 10.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 9 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 9.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 7.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 4.8 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Good | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 2.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 0.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 14 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 24 | -0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 2.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 23 | 7.0 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 13 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 8.8 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 9.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 9.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 8.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 6.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 12 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 20 | 3.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 1.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 0.2 ft |
Long Sands waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Long Sands arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 29 s
- Lulls
- about 146 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 61% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Long Sands surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Long Sands: the biggest day is Friday, Nov 13 at 3–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 0–1 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Long Sands are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 9 s · SE | 11 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 19 | 11 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 19 | 1 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 11 s · SE | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 18 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.1 ft · 10 s · ESE | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 13 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 10 s · ESE | 6 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–7 ft | Great | 5.2 ft · 9 s · E | 22 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 33 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 2 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–3 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 8 s · E | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 20 | 11 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 7 s · NE | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 18 | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 9 s · SE | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 14 | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 6 mph offshore (NW) | 4 mph offshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph offshore (WNW) | calm | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Long Sands are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Long Sands tide chart and tide times
Tides at Long Sands today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.6 ft at 4:26 am, high 10.1 ft at 10:45 am, low -0.2 ft at 5:07 pm and high 8.8 ft at 11:17 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and falling.
Long Sands tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.6 ft at 4:26 amHigh 10.1 ft at 10:45 amLow -0.2 ft at 5:07 pmHigh 8.8 ft at 11:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.8 ft at 5:10 amHigh 9.9 ft at 11:23 amLow -0.1 ft at 5:46 pmHigh 8.6 ft at 11:58 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:50 amHigh 9.2 ft at 11:55 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 7.9 ft at 12:33 amLow 1.2 ft at 6:21 amHigh 9.3 ft at 12:37 pmLow 0.8 ft at 6:59 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 8.5 ft at 1:16 amLow 2.6 ft at 7:01 amHigh 9.8 ft at 1:14 pmLow 1.5 ft at 7:45 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 8.3 ft at 1:55 amLow 2.5 ft at 7:48 amHigh 9.0 ft at 1:57 pmLow 1.2 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 7.7 ft at 2:43 amLow 2.3 ft at 8:35 amHigh 8.5 ft at 2:47 pmLow 1.3 ft at 9:19 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 7.2 ft at 3:30 amLow 2.0 ft at 9:26 amHigh 7.7 ft at 3:39 pmLow 1.2 ft at 10:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 7.1 ft at 4:26 amLow 2.0 ft at 10:23 amHigh 7.6 ft at 4:35 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Long Sands water temperature
The water temperature at Long Sands is about 54°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 46°F and an 11 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 52 and 54°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Long Sands
- Short Sands1.0 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
- Ogunquit Rivermouth6.0 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Ogunquit Beach6.5 mi NNE · 2 ft · Fair
- Moody Beach7.9 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Moody Point8.7 mi NNE · 3 ft · Poor
- Wells Beach10 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Fair
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About Long Sands
Long Sands is a beach break in York County, Maine, facing southeast. Also called Long Beach York.
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