Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
1.2
N
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.8
N
8
2.3
N
8
2.4
N
8
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
163
169
131
200
311
310
210
371
625
800
629
509
322
310
330
330
370
380
417
380
336
295
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM4.12m
9:52PM3.84m
10:22AM3.81m
11:02PM3.69m
11:46AM3.65m
Low Tide
2:58AM1.81m
3:32PM1.86m
3:55AM2.06m
4:34PM2.14m
5:18AM2.19m
6:03PM2.28m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
11
15
13
14
14
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