Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
6
6
3
9
10
24
49
45
53
57
57
151
312
297
305
383
597
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:54PM5.01m
6:02AM5.28m
6:41PM4.91m
6:48AM5.21m
7:28PM4.72m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.93m
12:34PM0.33m
00:48AM1.03m
1:20PM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:31
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
12
Feels °C
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
8
8
10
10
8
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