Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
15
0.3
NNE
14
1.4
N
6
2
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
1.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
18
41
121
349
270
187
129
103
91
103
109
113
113
112
110
110
153
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:28PM4.29m
8:01AM4.01m
8:13PM4.02m
9:03AM3.75m
9:15PM3.79m
Low Tide
1:22PM1.76m
1:48AM1.69m
2:03PM2.07m
2:39AM1.93m
3:00PM2.34m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:37
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7:39
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6:05
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6:02
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6:00
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
13
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
7
8
5
4
3
4
5
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
7
8
7
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