Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
77
126
131
96
77
59
48
48
47
47
62
45
36
24
16
10
0
4
2
1
4
3
1
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36PM4.80m
4:02AM4.68m
4:12PM4.83m
4:33AM4.73m
4:46PM4.79m
5:04AM4.73m
Low Tide
9:41AM1.15m
10:02PM0.80m
10:15AM1.03m
10:34PM0.83m
10:47AM0.96m
11:04PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:28
5:26
5:24
5:22
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8:37
8:39
8:42
8:43
1
Temp °C
9
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
15
18
19
14
13
12
11
14
17
18
15
13
12
11
10
5
5
3
4
6
6
5
6
8
11
14
16
12
12
10
9
11
15
16
13
11
10
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
1.1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
22
13
13
12
5
77
59
48
48
1
1
1
45
36
24
16
10
6
4
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
6
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
53
77
126
131
96
47
47
62
1
4
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
277
277
378
326
57
2
1
55
66
318
56
2
43
200
238
238
243
279
277
277
277
277
277
278
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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