Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
N
9
1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
21
28
32
43
42
41
30
22
30
29
29
23
22
34
49
30
28
26
40
147
190
164
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:23AM4.37m
9:17PM4.14m
9:32AM4.12m
10:43PM3.94m
10:55AM4.02m
00:09AM3.96m
Low Tide
2:56PM1.21m
3:28AM1.85m
4:15PM1.39m
4:55AM2.04m
5:45PM1.41m
6:23AM2.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:43
5:41
5:39
5:37
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8:23
8:25
8:28
8:30
Temp °C
4
6
7
6
6
7
8
8
9
12
13
12
12
12
11
10
11
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
1
2
3
3
3
4
6
6
8
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
6
5
3
3
4
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
N
10
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.6
NE
5
1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
Energy kJ
18
17
21
28
32
43
42
41
30
22
30
29
29
21
20
19
49
18
28
26
18
147
190
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NE
6
0.1
N
15
0.5
N
9
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
3
14
12
23
22
34
18
30
8
4
40
17
30
164
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
3
10
1
1
1
3
4
5
4
9
9
4
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
15
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
653
893
320
284
65
65
56
65
106
285
317
317
106
56
56
1
74
317
317
298
142
6
6
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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