Sandsend Bay surf break

Sandsend Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
7.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandsend Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandsend Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
2.2
ESE
0.2
NNE
1.5
ESE
0.5
NE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ENE
3
ESE
3
E
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.2
NE
3.5
E
Period(s) (?)777777777888891089109999109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)788847152432563789899393569875097810401051108813821454136210469862003
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
5.50
5:32AM
5.25
5:32PM
5.56
6:07AM
5.24
6:06PM
5.57
6:42AM
5.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
1.20
11:35AM
1.56
12:02AM
1.14
12:10PM
1.57
12:38AM
1.14
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:08-------8:07-------8:06-
Sunset4:15-------4:17-------4:20-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C887777668887777666776666
Feels °C (?)01-20-12-2-2000-2-1-1-2-4-4-4-211-1-3-3
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