
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 78 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 110 | 108 | 104 | 103 | 124 | 138 | 159 | 184 | 179 | 152 | 171 | 202 | 236 | 404 | 537 | 581 | 565 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:03AM3.75m | 9:15PM3.79m | 10:30AM3.63m | 10:43PM3.71m | 11:58AM3.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM1.93m | 3:00PM2.34m | 3:49AM2.10m | 4:24PM2.49m | 5:19AM2.10m | 6:00PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 |
49 | 73 | 62 | 112 | 112 | 62 | 49 | 56 | 26 | 103 | 99 | 96 | 91 | 63 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 20 | N 19 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | N 10 |
80 | 78 | 112 | — | — | 112 | 110 | 108 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 12 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 78 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
25 | — | — | 73 | 83 | — | 37 | — | 23 | 81 | 124 | 138 | 159 | 184 | 179 | 152 | 171 | 202 | 236 | 404 | 537 | 581 | 565 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 91 | 91 | 277 | 145 | 277 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 326 | 339 | 334 | 271 | 145 |
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