Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 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 1.0°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 7PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
4
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
39
57
52
50
48
45
43
42
28
28
27
27
27
27
25
148
208
231
223
161
111
89
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:17AM4.20m
7:54PM3.94m
8:01AM4.01m
8:49PM3.76m
8:56AM3.85m
9:58PM3.67m
Low Tide
1:43PM1.43m
1:58AM1.85m
2:32PM1.59m
2:50AM2.04m
3:31PM1.70m
3:56AM2.15m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:13
5:11
5:09
5:07
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8:51
8:52
8:54
8:57
1
2
1
7
2
2
5
Temp °C
8
12
13
13
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
12
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
3
7
8
9
7
6
6
8
9
10
10
11
7
7
6
3
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.4
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
Energy kJ
16
22
39
57
52
50
22
11
43
42
28
28
11
27
27
27
1
1
3
3
3
8
11
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
9
0.5
SE
5
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
24
12
12
38
33
48
45
10
1
1
27
4
3
1
3
1
11
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
3
3
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
25
26
35
35
28
8
8
11
10
25
148
208
231
223
161
111
89
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)
384
65
91
323
1
91
1
1
55
255
273
271
271
410
410
410
410
316
279
410
302
279
43
30
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
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
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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