Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
106
109
116
101
84
64
50
35
25
22
22
21
21
12
12
11
11
138
343
368
332
290
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:34AM4.86m
8:06PM4.40m
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
9:11AM4.49m
9:52PM4.10m
Low Tide
1:30AM1.29m
2:02PM1.02m
2:10AM1.42m
2:46PM1.22m
2:58AM1.58m
3:39PM1.45m
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light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
21
23
24
21
18
17
17
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
12
12
14
17
18
15
Feels °C
15
15
16
20
23
22
20
17
15
14
15
14
12
9
8
8
8
8
9
12
15
15
10
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