Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.0°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 10AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
E
4
1
E
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
12
3
3
7
6
7
4
3
3
14
41
91
145
194
200
166
165
201
116
125
166
197
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:51AM5.40m
5:16PM5.13m
5:28AM5.42m
5:51PM5.10m
6:07AM5.31m
6:29PM4.97m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.54m
11:27PM0.80m
11:52AM0.61m
00:03AM0.83m
12:29PM0.80m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
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19
19
21
20
15
Feels °C
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
14
15
16
17
16
11
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