Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 BST
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Longsands Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (28 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (28 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
ESE
2
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
139
111
71
41
30
18
11
11
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
3
3
3
10
20
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
E
5
ENE
10
N
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:26PM4.42m
2:56AM4.37m
3:08PM4.47m
3:32AM4.48m
3:48PM4.49m
4:07AM4.56m
Low Tide
8:56PM1.17m
9:13AM1.36m
9:32PM1.16m
9:51AM1.23m
10:06PM1.17m
10:27AM1.13m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30
Temp °C
13
15
17
14
14
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
19
17
16
16
14
14
17
19
8
12
16
10
11
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
15
19
16
17
15
15
12
12
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
5
71
41
30
18
11
11
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
102
139
111
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
775
601
2
1
55
55
240
425
553
423
277
277
277
279
397
397
377
318
376
316
277
295
377
279
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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