Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
94
78
107
113
92
73
72
60
109
133
103
67
62
50
26
12
12
18
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:10PM4.63m
4:15AM4.88m
4:42PM4.79m
4:47AM5.08m
5:13PM4.89m
Low Tide
10:19PM1.27m
10:40AM0.82m
10:50PM1.10m
11:12AM0.68m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
15
16
15
14
14
14
12
13
13
16
16
16
15
15
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