Sandside Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Sandside Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandside Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 22). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.7
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)161414141313131312121716151616171716151514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)570499478472336167215160105103892465416788061326164314381195971801682607495
Wind
(km/h)
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
3.41
10:48AM
3.80
11:22PM
3.33
11:27AM
3.67
12:05AM
3.22
12:13PM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.54
5:19PM
0.26
5:26AM
0.67
6:00PM
0.41
6:10AM
0.84
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise----8:40-------8:37-------8:36---
Sunset------4:13-------4:15-------4:17-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1111---11---1------
Temp. °C543333344454444444444344
Feels °C (?)-7-8-9-9-9-8-7-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-5-6-6-6-5-4-4-5-3-3
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Sandside Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest