Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 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
9.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)--
Afternoon (09 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (09 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
1.4
N
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
27
27
27
27
104
192
220
150
116
95
72
34
23
21
37
37
36
73
184
237
239
225
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
W
20
NW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:49PM3.76m
8:56AM3.85m
9:58PM3.67m
10:05AM3.79m
11:12PM3.70m
11:19AM3.88m
Low Tide
2:32PM1.59m
2:50AM2.04m
3:31PM1.70m
3:56AM2.15m
4:42PM1.71m
5:12AM2.12m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:07
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:54
8:57
8:59
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
9
9
7
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
7
8
9
11
9
7
6
6
7
7
11
11
10
10
6
6
0
-1
-1
2
2
2
2
1
4
5
5
8
5
1
-1
-1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
12
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.8
NE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
10
Energy kJ
28
28
27
6
27
27
1
3
15
8
6
34
19
17
15
10
36
4
22
23
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
11
0.4
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
16
27
4
3
1
3
11
11
11
12
7
7
37
9
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
6
23
21
37
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.3
NNW
3
1.4
N
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.5
N
6
0.3
SE
3
0.4
NW
3
1.3
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
Energy kJ
11
12
12
2
104
192
220
150
116
95
72
15
1
2
73
184
237
239
225
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
69
273
2
409
410
410
410
410
410
1
444
419
5
5
461
295
56
56
74
40
221
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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