Sandside Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.56° N 3.79° W

Sandside Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandside Bay sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandside Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
9
2.2
W
9
2.5
W
11
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.3
NW
9
2.2
NW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.4
W
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
822
1485
3992
5428
4122
3100
3291
3377
2472
1851
2080
1764
1520
790
665
371
276
264
279
95
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
35
WNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:12PM3.22m
7:00AM3.23m
7:11PM3.55m
7:52AM3.49m
7:58PM3.86m
Low Tide
12:02PM1.11m
00:42AM0.67m
1:04PM0.84m
1:36AM0.31m
1:52PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:55
7:53
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
11
12
11
12
13
12
13
11
11
11
10
9
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
5
3
4
4
4
7
3
6
3
3
4
4
3
6
8
8
8
8
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