Tynemouth Longsands surf break

Tynemouth Longsands surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 16 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 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
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
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
388
289
235
199
165
157
132
96
71
69
51
50
50
51
36
35
35
34
34
35
36
80
122
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:43PM5.14m
4:10AM5.06m
4:30PM5.22m
4:54AM5.13m
5:19PM5.17m
5:39AM5.09m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.52m
10:30AM0.59m
10:55PM0.53m
11:16AM0.49m
11:40PM0.66m
12:04PM0.49m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:54
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:10
9:13
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
13
13
10
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
5
6
6
7
6
4
7
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
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
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
540
388
289
235
199
165
157
132
96
71
69
51
50
50
51
36
35
35
34
12
35
36
36
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
3
2
1
22
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
5
2
3
1
1
2
1
5
13
17
17
9
14
80
122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
58
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
271
271
315
322
326
326
3
426
420
396
377
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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