Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (05 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. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
N
9
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
38
78
140
139
146
103
75
28
103
78
56
57
41
40
28
24
23
40
66
60
50
48
45
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30PM4.35m
6:41AM4.39m
7:09PM4.14m
7:17AM4.20m
7:54PM3.94m
Low Tide
12:26PM1.12m
00:38AM1.40m
1:02PM1.26m
1:15AM1.62m
1:43PM1.43m
1:58AM1.85m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:18
5:16
5:13
5:11
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8:46
8:49
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
9
5
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
4
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
6
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
6
7
16
38
37
23
103
78
56
18
17
12
28
24
22
39
56
52
50
29
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
N
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
Energy kJ
28
26
19
19
57
41
40
26
23
12
38
33
48
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
16
4
1
7
6
4
6
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
1
N
4
1.2
N
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
29
38
78
140
139
146
103
75
21
21
23
40
66
60
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
568
447
642
447
277
275
279
295
295
318
326
79
57
1
2
56
107
323
333
126
91
0
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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