Sandsend Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.51° N 0.67° W

Sandsend Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandsend Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandsend Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
N
7
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
49
48
33
36
53
51
42
36
17
9
8
17
17
16
18
21
19
31
30
28
27
36
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
0
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:08AM5.40m
4:44PM5.45m
4:55AM5.67m
5:30PM5.59m
5:38AM5.85m
6:12PM5.62m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.87m
10:55PM1.33m
11:22AM0.59m
11:37PM1.18m
12:05PM0.46m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:38
8:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
20
25
27
25
21
22
23
24
28
31
30
28
24
19
18
19
21
22
20
21
19
Feels °C
11
12
16
22
23
21
18
18
18
20
26
28
25
25
23
18
17
18
20
22
21
23
20
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