Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.9° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:55PM3.90m
9:38AM3.72m
10:04PM3.68m
11:11AM3.58m
Low Tide
2:39PM2.01m
3:10AM2.03m
3:38PM2.31m
4:29AM2.21m
5:15PM2.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:10
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
17
16
17
18
17
15
14
13
11
12
13
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
8
10
14
14
13
11
13
12
11
9
9
7
4
6
7
10
11
8
7
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