Tynemouth Longsands surf break

Tynemouth Longsands surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.6
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
1.1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
N
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
36
35
35
34
34
34
43
115
131
127
131
142
86
57
54
38
18
9
5
1
3
1
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM5.17m
5:39AM5.09m
6:10PM5.01m
6:26AM4.97m
7:05PM4.76m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.49m
11:40PM0.66m
12:04PM0.49m
00:27AM0.89m
12:55PM0.59m
1:18AM1.18m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:50
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:14
9:15
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
11
12
11
9
9
9
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
12
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
8
8
7
8
8
5
5
3
5
7
10
11
10
8
6
8
10
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
51
36
35
35
34
34
34
35
24
24
23
131
142
86
57
54
38
18
9
5
1
3
1
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
22
14
22
13
13
13
6
6
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
2
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
11
13
16
18
18
43
115
131
127
1
5
2
2
4
6
3
3
3
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
276
277
326
326
326
0
420
326
396
144
141
0
2
5
5
54
237
237
239
239
199
237
204
317
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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