Sandside Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 24 Oct 2025 BST
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Sandside Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandside Bay sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sandside Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandside Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

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Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.3
N
1.9
N
2
N
2.3
N
4
N
5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
4
N
4
N
4.5
N
4.5
NNW
4.5
N
4.5
N
4.5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
2.3
N
2
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)10101010101011111010109101010101010101011121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4353337167861004301550784664402731732920297533033488396639863601312326622196200014061024790
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
35
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
45
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
3.62
10:18AM
3.60
10:35PM
3.46
10:47AM
3.45
11:08PM
3.25
11:19AM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.43
4:35PM
0.45
4:49AM
0.61
5:09PM
0.61
5:22AM
0.82
5:46PM
0.82
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Sunrise----8:10-------8:12-------8:15---
Sunset------5:45-------5:44-------5:40-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111--11--1111111----1---
Temp. °C101010101010987777788887877877
Feels °C (?)754430-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-3-4-3-2-3-1-12432
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Scot - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Wind reports 42 km away suggest it is still onshore at Sandside Bay (moderate winds from the N at Wick Airport). 1.9m 10s swell from the N with a 0.8m 9s swell from the W and a 0.4m 9s swell from the NW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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42 km away, 1 h 36 min ago

26 km/h
N
0.0
12.8
Air / Water (°C)
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