Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
93
123
112
123
86
64
37
29
39
39
40
40
40
29
29
20
19
12
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:42PM4.79m
4:47AM5.08m
5:13PM4.89m
5:20AM5.22m
5:45PM4.93m
Low Tide
10:50PM1.10m
11:12AM0.68m
11:22PM0.99m
11:46AM0.62m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:04
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
19
17
16
Feels °C
18
17
15
13
11
12
15
17
16
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
18
16
17
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