
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Longsands Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Longsands Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Longsands Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 109 | 138 | 121 | 131 | 109 | 87 | 63 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:08AM4.78m | 7:28PM4.45m | 7:47AM4.41m | 8:07PM4.17m | 8:33AM4.04m | 8:55PM3.90m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM1.30m | 1:36AM1.48m | 1:58PM1.65m | 2:17AM1.76m | 2:39PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 59 | 109 | 138 | 121 | 131 | 109 | 87 | 63 | 45 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
7 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 382 | 410 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 875 | 775 | 775 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 365 | 318 | 720 | 298 | 333 | 641 |
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