
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 4AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | SSE 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | ESE 8 | WNW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 53 | 60 | 220 | 209 | 171 | 77 | 570 | 701 | 526 | 345 | 193 | 134 | 156 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:50AM4.43m | 2:26PM4.50m | 2:31AM4.76m | 3:02PM4.77m | 3:09AM5.06m | 3:37PM5.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM1.30m | 8:35PM1.55m | 8:58AM1.01m | 9:12PM1.26m | 9:35AM0.77m | 9:49PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | -3 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 |
57 | 53 | 55 | 34 | 209 | 171 | 77 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 345 | 193 | 134 | 66 | 26 | 136 | 75 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 37 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 13 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 12 |
1 | 13 | — | 36 | 19 | 9 | 49 | 24 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | — | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | WNW 2 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WSW 2 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 |
1 | 13 | 60 | 220 | — | 1 | 120 | 570 | 701 | 526 | — | 1 | 11 | 156 | 299 | 70 | 84 | 127 | 150 | 184 | 214 | 172 | 133 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 277 | 284 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 410 | 425 | 185 | 194 | 0 | 6 | 609 | 609 | 876 | 791 | 921 | 921 | 790 | 932 | 932 | 775 | 809 | 558 |
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