Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 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
10.0° 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 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
0
0
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
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
0
WNW
5
N
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:24PM4.05m
10:29AM4.23m
11:36PM4.00m
11:39AM4.21m
00:39AM4.04m
12:43PM4.27m
Low Tide
4:00PM1.16m
4:27AM1.92m
5:14PM1.26m
5:42AM1.94m
6:25PM1.27m
6:49AM1.85m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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4:43
4:43
4:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:21
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
14
17
20
22
21
17
17
17
17
19
23
24
23
21
19
18
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
13
12
16
19
21
21
16
16
15
15
18
22
24
24
20
18
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
4
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
316
316
317
323
318
318
323
316
323
278
277
277
316
278
279
277
271
271
271
271
271
271
271
271
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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