Tynemouth Longsands Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.03° N 1.43° W

Tynemouth Longsands 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tynemouth Longsands sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

Tynemouth Longsands surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tynemouth Longsands today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tynemouth Longsands at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.8
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
N
8
2.3
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
75
138
163
127
246
320
365
259
341
572
627
560
460
361
310
280
299
338
389
380
380
329
287
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM4.12m
9:52PM3.84m
10:22AM3.81m
11:02PM3.69m
11:46AM3.65m
Low Tide
2:58AM1.81m
3:32PM1.86m
3:55AM2.06m
4:34PM2.14m
5:18AM2.19m
6:03PM2.28m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
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8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
17
15
16
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
10
8
9
9
8
8
6
8
7
10
11
11
11
10
9
12
14
15
13
14
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