Longsands Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.02° N 1.42° W

Longsands Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Longsands Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

Longsands Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.2
N
7
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.3
N
9
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
39
4
18
17
26
54
33
21
20
18
17
31
29
14
35
31
17
17
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:16AM5.21m
4:53PM5.07m
5:00AM5.39m
5:35PM5.10m
5:42AM5.44m
6:16PM5.01m
Low Tide
10:22PM1.03m
10:48AM0.38m
11:04PM0.90m
11:31AM0.28m
11:44PM0.86m
12:12PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
24
23
23
26
30
29
29
24
22
20
20
23
25
25
21
19
16
15
14
16
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
22
20
21
24
27
27
28
23
21
19
20
23
25
24
21
18
14
14
12
15
16
15
15
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Longsands Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest