Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
9.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
40
39
39
38
34
23
23
22
38
66
93
93
87
51
47
37
38
37
36
34
33
22
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:52AM4.45m
2:57PM4.70m
3:29AM4.58m
3:36PM4.80m
4:02AM4.68m
4:12PM4.83m
Low Tide
9:05AM1.33m
9:28PM0.82m
9:41AM1.15m
10:02PM0.80m
10:15AM1.03m
10:34PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:31
5:28
5:26
5:24
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8:36
8:37
8:39
8:42
Temp °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
16
17
18
16
14
5
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
3
5
6
5
4
5
6
5
5
8
12
13
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
8
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
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
59
59
40
39
39
38
24
23
23
22
22
13
13
12
12
51
47
37
38
1
1
1
33
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
8
12
23
23
6
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
5
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Energy kJ
9
30
32
33
35
34
23
20
20
38
66
93
93
87
37
36
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
277
277
277
316
269
277
277
277
277
316
416
345
326
117
2
55
69
222
318
277
56
69
243
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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