Sandford Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Sandford Bay on the East Coast is a sheltered beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the favoured times of year to visit. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers and there is also a left hand reef break.. Best around mid tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks,seals.

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Overall Sandford Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sandford Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cruden Bay	6 mi
Second closest break	St Combs	13 mi
Third closest break	Newburgh	14 mi
Fourth closest break	Balmedie	16 mi
Fifth closest break	Fraserburgh	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sandford Bay:
Closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	88 mi
Second closest wave buoy	North Sea 3 Buoy	88 mi
Third closest wave buoy	North Sea 1 Buoy	130 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	North Sea 4 Buoy	183 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	K7 Buoy	242 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sandford Bay:
Closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	26 mi
Second closest tide station	Aberdeen, Scotland	26 mi
Third closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	81 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Wick, Scotland	81 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Moray Firth (sheet pile wall), Scotland	82 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sandford Bay:
Closest ski area	The Lecht (United Kingdom)	58 mi
Second closest ski area	Cairngorm (United Kingdom)	75 mi
Third closest ski area	Glenshee (United Kingdom)	78 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Nevis Range (United Kingdom)	128 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Glencoe Mountain Resort (United Kingdom)	129 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sandford Bay:
Closest city location	Boddam (United Kingdom)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Peterhead (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Port Erroll (United Kingdom)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mintlaw (United Kingdom)	8 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ellon (United Kingdom)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sandford Bay is Dyce (Aberdeen) Airport (ABZ) in U.k, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sandford Bay is Lossiemouth Airport (LMO), also in U.k, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Third is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Inverness Airport (INV) in U.k is 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Dundee Airport (DND), also in U.k is the fifth nearest airport to Sandford Bay and is 137 km (85 miles) away.