Tynemouth Longsands surf break

Tynemouth Longsands surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 BST
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Tynemouth Longsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tynemouth Longsands sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tynemouth Longsands today?

The current surf forecast for Tynemouth Longsands at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
1.2
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
71
69
69
50
50
51
36
35
35
34
34
34
35
68
108
116
94
73
73
67
51
35
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:30PM5.22m
4:54AM5.13m
5:19PM5.17m
5:39AM5.09m
6:10PM5.01m
6:26AM4.97m
Low Tide
10:55PM0.53m
11:16AM0.49m
11:40PM0.66m
12:04PM0.49m
00:27AM0.89m
12:55PM0.59m
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:10
9:13
9:14
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
8
7
8
11
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
11
12
14
13
11
11
11
13
14
8
9
7
5
4
5
8
7
8
8
8
6
5
4
3
7
9
11
9
6
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
96
71
69
69
50
50
51
36
35
35
34
10
34
35
36
24
23
94
73
73
67
51
35
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
N
8
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
5
34
3
23
22
22
13
13
12
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SE
2
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
7
16
18
8
13
68
108
116
1
3
3
2
4
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
68
271
272
277
326
3
54
426
396
326
377
58
0
2
5
25
54
239
239
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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