
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | N 7 | E 8 | E 7 | N 12 | ESE 8 | WNW 5 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 55 | 186 | 250 | 171 | 107 | 795 | 701 | 507 | 355 | 226 | 131 | 110 | 272 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 33 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:50AM4.43m | 2:26PM4.50m | 2:31AM4.76m | 3:02PM4.77m | 3:09AM5.06m | 3:37PM5.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM1.30m | 8:35PM1.55m | 8:58AM1.01m | 9:12PM1.26m | 9:35AM0.77m | 9:49PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 |
53 | 55 | 50 | 250 | 171 | 107 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 355 | 226 | 131 | 63 | 24 | 136 | 77 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 33 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | E 8 | E 7 | N 12 | — | — | N 7 | — | N 8 |
13 | — | — | 18 | 9 | 73 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
8 | 37 | 186 | — | — | 138 | 795 | 701 | 507 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 110 | 272 | 62 | 93 | 136 | 167 | 142 | 180 | 162 | 115 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 284 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 410 | 185 | 91 | 0 | 2 | 609 | 921 | 876 | 932 | 921 | 921 | 921 | 824 | 824 | 775 | 558 | 558 |
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