Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
131
96
77
59
48
47
37
45
60
45
36
27
17
11
0
4
2
7
6
6
8
5
3
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36PM4.80m
4:02AM4.68m
4:12PM4.83m
4:33AM4.73m
4:46PM4.79m
5:04AM4.73m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.80m
10:15AM1.03m
10:34PM0.83m
10:47AM0.96m
11:04PM0.91m
11:19AM0.96m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:26
5:24
5:22
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8:37
8:39
8:42
8:43
1
2
4
3
4
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
16
19
19
13
13
12
10
13
16
17
16
13
11
10
10
9
9
3
3
5
6
5
6
8
12
15
17
10
12
10
7
10
14
14
14
11
9
8
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.4
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
13
12
5
77
59
48
47
1
1
60
45
36
27
17
11
6
4
2
4
5
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
122
131
96
37
45
7
6
6
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
277
277
378
326
57
2
1
55
66
318
56
2
43
200
238
238
243
279
277
277
277
277
277
278
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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