Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
12
1
NE
6
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.1
E
8
2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
78
112
112
112
112
110
108
104
103
124
138
159
184
179
152
171
202
236
404
537
581
565
520
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:03AM3.75m
9:15PM3.79m
10:30AM3.63m
10:43PM3.71m
11:58AM3.72m
Low Tide
2:39AM1.93m
3:00PM2.34m
3:49AM2.10m
4:24PM2.49m
5:19AM2.10m
6:00PM2.42m
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clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
10
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
7
5
5
8
9
9
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
7
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