Sandford Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – East Coast, UK)

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Sandford Bay Surf Guide

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.

Sandford Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	8.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Sandford Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Sandford Bay occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

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What's the best time of year to surf Sandford Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Sandford Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in December while 5% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 88% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

88%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Sandford Bay Location Map

Interactive Sandford Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Sandford Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 10:33 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	5	5	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Sandford Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Peterhead, 3 km from Sandford Bay.

Next High Water: 05:17pm | 2.54m

Next Low Water: 10:51am | 0.85m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Sandford Bay Sea Temperature

Very cold water temperature (8.2 °C) at Sandford Bay. Despite the sunshine, even with a thick winter wetsuit, neoprene hood, gloves and boots it will be difficult to stay comfortable in the sea for long today.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.