Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 147 | 149 | 188 | 382 | 427 | 406 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:14PM4.34m | 8:27AM4.48m | 8:59PM4.07m | 9:18AM4.12m | 9:52PM3.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM1.14m | 2:14AM1.54m | 2:46PM1.51m | 2:58AM1.81m | 3:32PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 58 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 147 | 149 | 188 | 382 | 427 | 406 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 422 | 420 | 333 | 333 | 295 | 329 | 318 | 318 | 277 | 277 | 271 | 277 | 277 | 1 | 316 | 131 | 432 | 1 | 1 |
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