
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | N 8 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | 96 | 111 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 58 | 65 | 55 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 55 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:15PM4.71m | 3:28AM4.94m | 4:06PM4.94m | 4:16AM5.21m | 4:53PM5.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35PM1.23m | 10:02AM0.61m | 10:22PM1.03m | 10:48AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
99 | 96 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 41 | 46 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 12 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | 50 | 11 | 11 | 6 | — | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — |
26 | 87 | 111 | 56 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 58 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 55 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 65 | 200 | 91 | 2 | 69 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 1 | 238 | 277 | 316 | 243 | 66 |
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