Tynemouth Longsands surf break

Tynemouth Longsands surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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
9.3° 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 7AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (16 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 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
N
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1197
1012
850
817
627
540
388
289
240
199
165
132
127
96
71
69
51
51
51
51
36
35
35
34
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
W
5
SSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:27AM4.89m
3:43PM5.14m
4:10AM5.06m
4:30PM5.22m
4:54AM5.13m
5:19PM5.17m
Low Tide
9:44AM0.79m
10:10PM0.52m
10:30AM0.59m
10:55PM0.53m
11:16AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:56
4:54
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:08
9:10
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
9
9
10
11
10
8
8
8
11
13
13
13
10
8
7
8
10
11
12
12
10
3
2
3
7
5
5
8
8
6
5
3
6
9
8
9
6
5
4
5
7
7
8
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NNE
11
2.2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
N
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
Energy kJ
1197
1012
850
817
627
540
388
289
240
199
165
132
127
96
71
69
51
51
51
51
36
35
35
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SE
2
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
Energy kJ
5
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
19
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
80
57
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
238
276
276
277
322
3
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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