Tynemouth Longsands surf break

Tynemouth Longsands surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.8° 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 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (20 May)1ft (0.3m)5s

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 Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
26
9
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
7
10
17
18
11
11
15
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:05PM4.76m
7:18AM4.77m
8:05PM4.48m
8:14AM4.55m
9:12PM4.22m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.59m
1:18AM1.18m
1:50PM0.77m
2:13AM1.49m
2:52PM0.98m
3:16AM1.76m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
4:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:17
9:19
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
16
15
14
12
13
12
12
17
19
18
16
17
16
15
18
22
23
22
18
16
14
13
10
11
12
11
11
9
10
9
9
14
16
15
14
15
15
13
15
19
20
21
16
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
37
26
9
5
5
5
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
17
18
11
11
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
5
5
6
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
5
7
1
1
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
68
300
237
237
237
237
242
317
317
322
315
380
415
300
322
300
322
317
354
315
268
317
238
276
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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