Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
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)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.8
N
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
59
109
138
121
131
109
87
63
45
32
20
19
10
8
7
16
15
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
S
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM4.78m
7:28PM4.45m
7:47AM4.41m
8:07PM4.17m
8:33AM4.04m
8:55PM3.90m
Low Tide
1:23PM1.30m
1:36AM1.48m
1:58PM1.65m
2:17AM1.76m
2:39PM2.01m
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part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:17
7:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
14
15
13
14
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
17
13
14
16
Feels °C
7
8
12
14
14
11
10
9
11
9
9
10
9
8
6
6
7
8
10
13
8
9
13
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