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Sandsend Bay in North East England is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds are from the west. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-Kingdom - North East England surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Sandsend Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Sandsend Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Caves (Sandsend)	1 mi
Second closest break	Whitby	2 mi
Third closest break	Runswick Bay	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Admirals	4 mi
Fifth closest break	The Cove	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Sandsend Bay:
Closest wave buoy	East Anglia 2 Buoy	123 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	125 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Anglia 1 Buoy	154 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Anglia 3 Buoy	172 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	North Sea 2 Buoy	192 mi
Tide stations nearest to Sandsend Bay:
Closest tide station	Whitby, England	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Whitby, England	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Northshields, England	46 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Northshields, England	46 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Immingham, England	63 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Sandsend Bay:
Closest ski area	Castleside (United Kingdom)	53 mi
Second closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	60 mi
Third closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	65 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	66 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	69 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Sandsend Bay:
Closest city location	Waverley (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Whitby (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Sleights (United Kingdom)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Loftus (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Danby (United Kingdom)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Sandsend Bay is Teesside Airport (MME) in England, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Sandsend Bay is Newcastle Airport (NCL), also in England, 88 km (55 miles) away.
• Third is Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) in England, 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Humberside Airport (HUY) in England is 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Carlisle Airport (CAX), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Sandsend Bay and is 146 km (91 miles) away.