Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 98 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 52 | 109 | 112 | 123 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 120 | 64 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:37PM4.42m | 3:42AM4.64m | 4:10PM4.63m | 4:15AM4.88m | 4:42PM4.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32AM1.30m | 9:46PM1.49m | 10:07AM1.03m | 10:19PM1.27m | 10:40AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | ENE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 |
10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 56 | — | 33 | — | — | 123 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 120 | 61 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 19 | 64 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | NNW 4 |
80 | 98 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 52 | 109 | 112 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 488 | 438 | 378 | 222 | 205 | 316 | 316 | 279 | 279 | 329 | 172 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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