Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 19 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
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 9AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.3
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
80
133
24
23
142
146
13
83
6
34
5
5
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM5.09m
6:10PM5.01m
6:26AM4.97m
7:05PM4.76m
7:18AM4.77m
8:05PM4.48m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.66m
12:04PM0.49m
00:27AM0.89m
12:55PM0.59m
1:18AM1.18m
1:50PM0.77m
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:14
9:15
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
16
17
18
17
16
5
5
3
6
8
10
11
10
7
7
7
8
10
11
12
11
9
10
11
13
13
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
34
34
35
24
24
23
142
146
116
83
63
34
18
12
5
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
14
14
13
13
13
6
6
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
21
29
80
133
139
173
1
2
1
4
5
5
6
3
3
3
1
1
3
5
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
443
420
326
492
145
142
0
1
57
6
1
240
240
240
240
240
238
238
318
318
329
318
316
300
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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