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Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
8.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
NE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
0.9
NE
1
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)776666665876666666555567
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232221201818181591110211610791881005267352935253466
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
E
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
5.09
6:18PM
5.16
6:39AM
4.91
7:08PM
4.85
7:27AM
4.66
8:06PM
4.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
0.56
12:39AM
0.73
1:00PM
0.71
1:26AM
1.09
1:53PM
0.95
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:50-------5:48-------5:47------
Sunset-----8:17-------8:20-------8:22--
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888888777788888777555454
Feels °C (?)655444433322233344011021
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