Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 May 2026 BST
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Longsands Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
48
48
37
47
45
45
36
24
17
11
10
5
2
1
0
1
3
3
13
49
63
55
49
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:02AM4.68m
4:12PM4.83m
4:33AM4.73m
4:46PM4.79m
5:04AM4.73m
5:21PM4.68m
Low Tide
10:15AM1.03m
10:34PM0.83m
10:47AM0.96m
11:04PM0.91m
11:19AM0.96m
11:34PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:26
5:24
5:22
5:20
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8:39
8:42
8:43
8:45
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
13
17
20
20
13
12
11
10
13
16
17
16
13
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
9
13
17
18
11
9
10
7
10
14
16
15
11
9
7
5
5
3
2
4
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
11
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
Energy kJ
59
48
48
37
1
1
45
36
24
17
11
10
5
2
1
1
1
1
3
63
55
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
Energy kJ
47
45
3
3
13
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
55
66
278
56
3
55
243
255
277
277
345
277
277
277
277
277
277
277
277
416
295
298
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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