Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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Longsands Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
9.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.7
ESE
5
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
1.2
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
57
78
56
57
41
25
25
24
25
40
57
52
50
48
45
43
42
28
28
27
27
78
61
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:09PM4.14m
7:17AM4.20m
7:54PM3.94m
8:01AM4.01m
8:49PM3.76m
Low Tide
1:02PM1.26m
1:15AM1.62m
1:43PM1.43m
1:58AM1.85m
2:32PM1.59m
2:50AM2.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:16
5:13
5:11
5:09
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8:49
8:51
8:52
8:54
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
9
12
14
13
11
10
9
9
13
14
12
8
9
8
8
7
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
4
7
9
9
7
7
6
6
10
11
9
3
6
5
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
26
21
78
56
18
18
12
18
16
12
39
57
52
29
18
10
43
42
28
7
9
27
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
9
0.1
E
7
0.6
E
5
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
20
57
1
19
57
41
25
25
24
12
40
38
35
50
48
45
8
2
1
28
27
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
5
0.1
E
7
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
E
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
41
15
1
7
6
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.3
N
3
0.7
N
9
1.2
N
5
Energy kJ
19
1
2
4
25
26
39
36
23
10
14
1
78
61
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
295
298
318
326
2
1
56
65
65
65
333
318
1
1
0
1
238
271
273
271
271
271
410
376
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
3
3
1
4
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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