Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.2° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNW
7
1.5
N
7
1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
N
9
0.4
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
251
102
56
72
71
69
68
60
40
40
44
67
25
25
14
83
81
7
7
26
6
13
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:16AM5.32m
4:42PM5.08m
4:52AM5.29m
5:14PM5.04m
5:27AM5.15m
5:46PM4.93m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.61m
10:53PM0.92m
11:14AM0.72m
11:25PM0.95m
11:45AM0.92m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
9
8
10
12
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
15
15
14
12
Feels °C
4
3
6
10
10
9
8
6
6
6
6
9
10
10
11
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
8
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