Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.0°C
1.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
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
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
9
3
4
9
24
22
39
35
51
85
142
176
186
163
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
0
NNE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:58PM4.13m
1:05PM4.23m
1:12AM4.40m
2:05PM4.50m
2:09AM4.73m
2:52PM4.75m
Low Tide
6:47AM1.52m
7:24PM1.94m
7:55AM1.19m
8:20PM1.64m
8:46AM0.89m
9:05PM1.35m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:18
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7:20
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6:30
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6:27
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6:24
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 mm
1
1
1
2
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2
1
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Temp °C
14
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
10
13
13
12
9
8
7
7
8
11
13
12
9
Feels °C
13
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
11
8
7
6
9
8
8
4
3
2
3
3
7
9
8
4
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