Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
1
7
6
13
12
21
45
42
41
40
51
79
79
106
76
71
50
49
49
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:04PM3.68m
11:11AM3.58m
11:37PM3.64m
12:43PM3.69m
00:56AM3.80m
1:45PM3.94m
Low Tide
4:29AM2.21m
5:15PM2.47m
6:13AM2.17m
6:56PM2.36m
7:30AM1.92m
7:57PM2.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
13
12
12
14
12
14
18
17
16
17
18
18
19
21
21
19
17
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
9
11
11
10
10
10
11
9
13
16
16
15
16
18
17
18
20
20
19
17
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