Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 15 May 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
9.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2015
1764
1464
1197
1012
850
817
727
556
388
283
235
199
165
132
106
96
71
69
51
51
51
51
36
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
10
ESE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:57PM4.96m
3:27AM4.89m
3:43PM5.14m
4:10AM5.06m
4:30PM5.22m
4:54AM5.13m
Low Tide
9:26PM0.62m
9:44AM0.79m
10:10PM0.52m
10:30AM0.59m
10:55PM0.53m
11:16AM0.49m
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cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
9
10
11
10
8
7
8
10
12
13
12
10
8
7
7
8
11
5
6
5
4
3
3
6
5
5
8
8
6
3
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
2015
1764
1464
1197
1012
850
817
727
556
388
283
235
199
165
132
106
96
71
69
51
51
51
51
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
2
Energy kJ
6
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
79
56
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
55
60
271
277
279
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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