Sandsend Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.51° N 0.67° W

Sandsend Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandsend Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
1.1° 

Sandsend Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandsend Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandsend Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
5
5
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
19
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
0
ESE
5
W
5
W
0
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:58AM5.82m
7:29PM5.36m
7:36AM5.63m
8:06PM5.12m
8:14AM5.35m
8:44PM4.86m
Low Tide
00:54AM1.20m
1:25PM0.68m
1:30AM1.34m
2:01PM0.99m
2:06AM1.56m
2:38PM1.36m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
5:43
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8:32
8:30
8:28
 mm
2
1
3
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
15
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
13
14
14
15
12
12
14
15
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
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