Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
48
33
31
24
47
65
55
52
9
4
17
19
28
19
13
20
20
19
17
29
14
35
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NW
5
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM4.94m
4:06PM4.94m
4:16AM5.21m
4:53PM5.07m
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.61m
10:22PM1.03m
10:48AM0.38m
11:04PM0.90m
11:31AM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:46
8:44
8:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
19
25
27
27
24
25
23
23
26
30
26
27
25
22
20
20
23
25
24
21
18
Feels °C
13
12
15
21
25
26
22
23
19
21
24
28
24
26
25
21
20
20
23
26
25
21
16
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