Sandside Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.56° N 3.79° W

Sandside Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandside Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.0° 

Sandside 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 Sandside Bay today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandside Bay at 3PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
5
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
NNW
9
1.8
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
972
1079
1099
1215
1243
1157
1157
1499
1967
2625
4839
3838
3021
2498
1618
1179
889
698
610
473
394
616
598
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
W
45
NW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:01AM2.78m
5:40PM2.82m
6:11AM2.80m
6:41PM2.93m
7:10AM2.91m
7:32PM3.10m
Low Tide
11:24AM1.32m
00:05AM1.31m
12:31PM1.25m
1:05AM1.15m
1:23PM1.10m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:47
4:48
4:50
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9:53
9:52
9:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
8
8
7
5
6
6
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
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