Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 22 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
9.8° 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 5AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (22 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
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)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
ESE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
7
1
1
18
10
11
11
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:14AM4.55m
9:12PM4.22m
9:19AM4.35m
10:24PM4.05m
10:29AM4.23m
Low Tide
2:13AM1.49m
2:52PM0.98m
3:16AM1.76m
4:00PM1.16m
4:27AM1.92m
5:14PM1.26m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:46
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:19
9:21
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
22
23
22
19
16
16
14
16
19
19
18
16
15
15
15
17
20
22
21
19
15
15
14
16
19
20
21
17
14
14
12
14
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
18
21
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
13
19
18
10
11
11
7
7
2
2
1
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
7
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
376
322
300
420
317
317
376
323
317
317
255
323
317
316
316
277
323
277
277
277
316
377
316
277
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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