Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
28
28
20
22
24
24
24
24
35
35
34
33
38
28
20
18
12
11
7
3
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:20AM5.22m
5:45PM4.93m
5:53AM5.26m
6:18PM4.89m
6:29AM5.21m
6:54PM4.78m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.62m
11:53PM0.95m
12:19PM0.65m
00:27AM0.98m
12:55PM0.78m
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
7:59
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
17
19
16
16
16
14
14
16
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
17
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
14
16
18
16
15
16
13
12
13
13
12
11
9
10
11
11
13
15
14
14
15
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