Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
8
2.4
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
E
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
9
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
643
762
569
477
428
282
143
86
54
39
21
13
48
35
22
36
46
37
69
69
48
73
265
258
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
20
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
35
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:04AM3.83m
1:01PM3.94m
1:04AM4.10m
1:47PM4.22m
1:50AM4.43m
2:26PM4.50m
Low Tide
6:38AM1.91m
7:08PM2.18m
7:34AM1.62m
7:55PM1.87m
8:18AM1.30m
8:35PM1.55m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:48
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 mm
6
3
1
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6
4
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
8
9
8
9
11
12
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
7
7
8
Feels °C
7
8
8
7
6
8
7
5
0
0
-1
1
4
7
7
6
5
5
8
9
10
-2
-2
0
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