Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)5s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
7
1
N
7
1.7
SSE
5
0.4
NNE
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
12
2
W
5
1.9
WNW
5
0.6
N
9
0.8
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
1.4
SSE
5
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
526
305
215
103
156
15
4
1
1
3
0
0
52
93
203
123
103
93
56
71
95
24
22
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
30
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
WSW
50
SW
60
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31AM4.76m
3:02PM4.77m
3:09AM5.06m
3:37PM5.00m
3:47AM5.29m
4:12PM5.16m
Low Tide
8:58AM1.01m
9:12PM1.26m
9:35AM0.77m
9:49PM1.00m
10:12AM0.63m
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light rain
light rain
clear
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clear
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6:54
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7:56
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4:44
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5:42
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1
5
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Temp °C
6
7
8
10
10
13
8
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
11
15
16
Feels °C
-1
1
3
3
1
5
-3
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
1
3
4
5
4
2
5
10
11
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