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:
Beach and reef	3.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	9.4°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.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 29 May 2022, 12:00 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 29
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NNE	NNE	N	N
Period (s)	8	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Sandford Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Peterhead, 3 km from Sandford Bay.

Next High Water: 12:58pm | 3.16m

Next Low Water: 07:08pm | 0.51m

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

The water temperature (9.4 °C) at Sandford Bay is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (5.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

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