Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
78
61
44
38
26
26
15
15
14
11
11
13
19
29
41
57
92
153
238
277
295
236
242
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:31AM3.86m
2:12PM3.92m
2:24AM4.10m
2:59PM4.17m
3:06AM4.37m
3:37PM4.42m
Low Tide
8:05AM1.88m
8:28PM1.99m
8:53AM1.59m
9:10PM1.74m
9:32AM1.30m
9:46PM1.49m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:15
8:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
15
17
15
16
17
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