Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.8° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
9
1.2
E
5
1.8
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.3
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
7
1.7
SSE
5
0.5
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.2
ESE
8
1.9
WNW
6
0.3
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SE
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
10
S
15
WNW
55
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
35
S
45
S
45
S
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State
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
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cloud
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clear
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6:54
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5:49
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5:46
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4:44
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 mm
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2
10
6
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1
1
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2
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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
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