Tynemouth Longsands surf break

Tynemouth Longsands surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 15 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
9.3° 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 10AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (15 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
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2
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
9
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
930
2409
2884
2777
2015
1724
1576
1298
1124
855
727
567
487
340
289
248
199
165
165
132
106
99
74
73
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM4.66m
2:57PM4.96m
3:27AM4.89m
3:43PM5.14m
4:10AM5.06m
4:30PM5.22m
Low Tide
8:58AM1.06m
9:26PM0.62m
9:44AM0.79m
10:10PM0.52m
10:30AM0.59m
10:55PM0.53m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
7
7
10
13
13
12
10
8
-2
-2
1
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
7
7
6
2
2
5
9
8
7
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
3
NNE
10
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.5
NNE
11
2.4
NNE
11
2.3
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
Energy kJ
406
1846
2244
2285
2015
1724
1576
1298
1124
855
727
567
487
340
289
248
199
165
165
132
106
99
74
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
4
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
9
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
11
3.5
N
11
0.6
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
3
Energy kJ
930
2409
2884
2777
6
5
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
184
568
596
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
58
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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