Sandsend Bay surf break

Sandsend Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandsend Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandsend Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (28 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (28 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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)
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
N
7
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
46
79
84
85
72
36
24
15
10
4
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
13
3
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM4.90m
3:29AM4.88m
3:44PM4.95m
4:05AM4.99m
4:23PM4.98m
4:40AM5.09m
Low Tide
9:00AM1.84m
9:25PM1.43m
9:41AM1.67m
10:02PM1.42m
10:19AM1.53m
10:37PM1.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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4:39
4:37
4:37
4:35
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9:21
9:22
9:23
9:24
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Temp °C
12
13
15
15
16
19
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
14
14
15
17
18
19
20
17
15
14
14
7
8
10
11
14
17
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
13
16
17
18
18
16
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
N
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
1
5
6
72
36
24
15
10
6
5
2
2
2
1
5
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
1
1
6
5
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
SE
4
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.3
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
Energy kJ
20
46
79
84
85
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
496
577
739
579
204
9
73
126
306
306
530
408
320
320
339
339
393
465
454
376
363
339
339
359
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
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