Surf Forecasts:
Sandsend Bay surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 27 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, N swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 27 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NNW swell with 92 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 27 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandsend Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Sandsend Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Sandsend Bay in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 27) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 27th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandsend Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, let’s get straight into it. The name on the tin is Sandsend Bay. I’ve had a good look at what’s coming down the pipe for the next couple of weeks, and I’ve gotta be honest with you, it’s looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, gutless waves ahead, so don’t go getting your hopes up.
The water temp at Sandsend Bay is sitting at 60°F, which is pretty much what you’d expect for this time of year, no real anomaly to speak of.
We kick things off on Saturday the 25th of July with a tiny 0.3ft wave from the north, but with an 19 mph offshore wind, it’s clean but hopelessly small. The energy is next to nothing (1). We move into Sunday the 26th with a slight bump to 1ft in the morning and 2ft by the afternoon, but it’s short-period stuff (8 seconds) and the combined energy only reaches 63. It’s surfable in the loosest sense, but it’s very ordinary.
Monday the 27th is probably the “best” of a bad bunch, with a 3ft swell from the NNW and moderate offshore winds keeping it clean. The combined energy hits 92, which is still weak, but it’s the most we see for a while. That said, it’s still poor conditions overall.
From Tuesday the 28th all the way through to Saturday the 8th of August, the story is the same: tiny waves, mostly between 0.7ft and 2ft, with a mix of clean but weak offshore winds and some choppy cross-onshore days. The combined energy rarely breaks above 60. There is a day on Saturday the 8th of August that sees a return of 2ft swell from the north, with fresh offshore winds, but it’s still a long way from anything decent, and the energy is still low (60).
Look, if you’re desperate for a splash, Monday the 27th of July is the only day that even comes close to offering a proper wave, and that’s being generous. For the rest of the 16-day window, it’s a flat spell. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. If the wind is howling, this setup might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, to be honest.
Stay patient, folks. It’s a quiet spell.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 13 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | ESE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
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 kJ | 1 | 3 | 12 | 63 | 44 | 92 | 82 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 46 | 41 | 74 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 12 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:32AM4.56m | 3:06PM4.54m | 3:21AM4.78m | 3:53PM4.70m | 4:03AM5.00m | 4:33PM4.87m | 4:40AM5.19m | 5:11PM5.01m | 5:15AM5.34m | 5:46PM5.12m | 5:48AM5.44m | 6:20PM5.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27PM2.25m | 9:02AM2.13m | 9:18PM2.12m | 9:50AM1.87m | 10:00PM1.97m | 10:30AM1.63m | 10:38PM1.81m | 11:06AM1.42m | 11:14PM1.67m | 11:41AM1.25m | 11:48PM1.57m | 12:15PM1.14m | 00:21AM1.52m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 4 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | 44 | 92 | 82 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 46 | 41 | 74 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 41 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 2 | — | W 2 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 3 | 63 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 20 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 520 | 389 | 478 | 739 | 523 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 130 | 423 | 290 | 376 | 389 | 339 |
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