Sandside Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.56° N 3.79° W

Sandside Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Sandside Bay sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.6° 

Sandside Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Sandside Bay surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, NNW swell with 657 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Sandside Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Sandside Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Sandside Bay in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Sun 30th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 6s
Best Surf 7AM (Sun 30th Aug)2ft (0.6m) 6s
Most Powerful 1AM (Wed 2nd Sep)8ft (2.5m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Sandside Bay over the next 16 days.


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