Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.5
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
32
68
79
104
100
103
127
101
99
94
115
79
52
48
34
30
32
58
69
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:15PM4.45m
2:35AM4.62m
3:15PM4.71m
3:28AM4.94m
4:06PM4.94m
Low Tide
8:10AM1.34m
8:41PM1.47m
9:11AM0.96m
9:35PM1.23m
10:02AM0.61m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
19
18
17
16
20
26
27
25
25
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
16
15
13
12
17
22
24
23
23
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