Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
9
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
13
14
33
74
102
128
132
124
126
100
68
52
37
28
35
33
22
19
19
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:25PM4.53m
7:34AM4.86m
8:06PM4.40m
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.88m
1:30AM1.29m
2:02PM1.02m
2:10AM1.42m
2:46PM1.22m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
21
19
18
17
17
17
19
17
15
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
16
18
19
22
17
17
15
15
15
14
12
10
12
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