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Current weather conditions and live observations for Sandside Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sandside Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.
Current Weather near Sandside Bay
as reported by 5 closest weather stations
| Weather Station | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Temp. | Visibility | Visibility / Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wick Airport 44 km ESE216 m above sea level 2 hours ago | 8 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 broken | |||
Altnaharra NO 2 49 km SSW81 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - | light winds from the WSW (15 km/h at 240°) | - °C | 23 | 23 -- - | |
EMEC Waverider at Billia Croo wave power test site 52 km NNE3 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | - | - | ||
52 km NE8 m above sea level 1 hour ago | dry | calm (0 km/h at °) | 10 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
Kirkwall Airport 68 km NE220 m above sea level 2 hours ago | light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs) (9 km/h at 230°) | 10 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 scatteredbroken | ||
Moray Firth WaveNet Site 72 km SSE3 m above sea level 2 hours ago | - (- km/h at -°) | - °C | - | - | ||
83 km SW79 m above sea level 2 hours ago | dry | calm (5 km/h at 293°) | 12 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
84 km S23 m above sea level 2 hours ago | dry | light winds from the NNW (10 km/h at 333°) | 8 °C | - | - -- 0 | |
84 km S188 m above sea level 2 hours ago | light winds from the E (7 km/h at 80°) | 9 °C | 10.0 | 10.0 overcastbroken broken | ||
98 km SSE217 m above sea level 3 hours ago | light winds from the SSE (17 km/h at 160°) | SCT034CB °C | 10.0 | 10.0 few |
* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sandside Bay and within an acceptable time window.


(4 km/h at 340°)