Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
1.2
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
98
64
50
36
25
22
21
19
19
19
19
11
18
164
302
351
324
290
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
NW
5
WNW
0
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:06PM4.40m
8:18AM4.70m
8:54PM4.24m
9:11AM4.49m
9:52PM4.10m
Low Tide
2:02PM1.02m
2:10AM1.42m
2:46PM1.22m
2:58AM1.58m
3:39PM1.45m
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:00
8:59
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
22
24
20
18
17
16
17
18
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
17
15
Feels °C
22
23
19
16
16
12
12
12
10
10
7
5
7
7
7
11
14
16
11
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