Sandsend Bay surf break

Sandsend Bay surfForecast / North East England / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 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
9.2° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (12 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.8
N
4
0.2
N
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
10
3.5
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
108
91
90
84
63
60
55
53
17
10
12
23
5
2
2
206
302
329
442
866
1464
2039
2454
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
NW
20
W
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:50AM4.63m
1:48PM4.80m
2:37AM4.88m
2:38PM5.08m
3:19AM5.11m
Low Tide
7:35PM1.68m
7:56AM2.07m
8:26PM1.37m
8:45AM1.72m
9:13PM1.09m
9:30AM1.37m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:00
4:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:57
8:58
9:00
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
8
6
7
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
6
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
153
108
91
90
84
63
60
17
10
11
5
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
47
14
7
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
9
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
41
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
8
2.5
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
10
3.5
N
11
Energy kJ
3
1
1
55
53
13
9
12
23
39
66
94
206
302
329
442
866
1464
2039
2454
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
244
12
0
4
0
31
466
635
1559
478
478
604
523
408
431
431
410
410
74
393
317
520
610
547
Best forecast wave conditions in North East England
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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