Longsands Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Longsands Bay

Longsands Bay in North East England is a fairly exposed beach and point break that only works once in a while. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the west with some shelter here from west winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include pollution/rocks.

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Overall Longsands Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Longsands Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	King Edwards Bay	0 mi
Second closest break	Black Middens	1 mi
Third closest break	Tynemouth Longsands	1 mi
Fourth closest break	South Shields	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Whitley Bay	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Longsands Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	119 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	168 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	168 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	169 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	195 mi
Tide stations nearest to Longsands Bay:
Closest tide station	Northshields, England	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Northshields, England	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Whitby, England	48 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Whitby, England	48 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Workington, England	89 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Longsands Bay:
Closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	22 mi
Second closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	35 mi
Third closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	37 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	40 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	42 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Longsands Bay:
Closest city location	Tynemouth (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	North Shields (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	South Shields (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Whitley Bay (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Fifth closest city location	Jarrow (United Kingdom)	3 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Longsands Bay is Newcastle Airport (NCL) in England, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Longsands Bay is Teesside Airport (MME), also in England, 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Carlisle Airport (CAX) in England, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in England is 129 km (80 miles) away.
• Walney Island (Barrow Island) Airport (BWF), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Longsands Bay and is 154 km (96 miles) away.