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Longsands Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 3 | N 8 | ESE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | N 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | N 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:18AM4.77m | 8:05PM4.48m | 8:14AM4.55m | 9:12PM4.22m | 9:19AM4.35m | 10:24PM4.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.77m | 2:13AM1.49m | 2:52PM0.98m | 3:16AM1.76m | 4:00PM1.16m | 4:27AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | 9:21 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 8 | N 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | N 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 318 | 318 | 278 | 322 | 397 | 376 | 408 | 300 | 323 | 316 | 317 | 309 | 277 | 277 | 243 | 323 | 323 | 317 | 279 | 316 | 277 | 277 | 323 | 277 |
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