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Sandsend Bay Surf Forecast
/ North East England (54 surf breaks) /
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Sandsend Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sandsend Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandsend Bay sea temperature is
9.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sandsend Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Sandsend Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sandsend Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | |
50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 27 | 76 | 24 | 24 | 131 | 13 | 56 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:55PM5.59m | 6:16AM5.46m | 6:48PM5.47m | 7:04AM5.36m | 7:43PM5.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.76m | 00:13AM0.97m | 12:37PM0.76m | 1:01AM1.21m | 1:29PM0.86m | 1:51AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | 9:09 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
 kJ | 50 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 131 | 109 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | 7 | 27 | 76 | 109 | 111 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 341 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 73 | 476 | 384 | 454 | 219 | 217 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 80 | 126 | 304 | 304 | 306 | 306 | 271 | 304 | 275 | 376 |
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