Sandsend Bay surf break

Sandsend Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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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 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandsend Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
802
770
593
441
372
281
230
194
160
127
125
94
69
68
68
50
50
50
35
35
34
34
34
36
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
E
15
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
0
W
5
E
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:14PM5.53m
4:45AM5.43m
5:04PM5.62m
5:29AM5.48m
5:55PM5.59m
6:16AM5.46m
Low Tide
10:15AM1.08m
10:41PM0.80m
11:01AM0.87m
11:26PM0.82m
11:48AM0.76m
00:13AM0.97m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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4:56
4:54
4:52
4:50
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9:01
9:04
9:05
9:07
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
12
9
8
7
8
10
10
11
11
9
9
8
9
5
6
5
6
6
7
4
4
6
7
7
8
6
5
4
6
9
8
9
8
6
6
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
N
10
1.6
N
9
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
802
770
593
441
372
281
230
194
160
127
125
94
69
68
68
50
50
50
35
35
34
34
34
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
Energy kJ
5
4
3
1
2
5
14
9
9
9
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
21
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
1
5
1
315
315
341
384
384
384
384
487
476
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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